2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

Summary

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election 2 0 0
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 312,636 109,894 64,334
Percentage 64.01% 22.50% 13.17%
Swing Decrease 0.97% Decrease 12.28% Increase 12.94%

Overview edit

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 158,550 70.83% 0 0.00% 65,310 29.17% 223,860 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 154,086 58.24% 109,894 41.54% 577 0.22% 264,557 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 312,636 64.01% 109,894 22.50% 64,334 13.17% 488,417 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
64.01%
Republican
22.50%
Other
13.17%
House seats
Democratic
100.00%

District 1 edit

2020 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
 
← 2018
2022 →
       
Nominee David Cicilline Frederick Wysocki Jeffrey Lemire
Party Democratic Independent Independent
Popular vote 158,550 35,457 28,300
Percentage 71.3% 15.9% 12.7%

U.S. Representative before election

David Cicilline
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Cicilline
Democratic

The 1st district encompasses parts of Providence, as well as eastern Rhode Island, including Aquidneck Island and Pawtucket. The incumbent is Democrat David Cicilline, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Primary results edit

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 25,224 100.0
Total votes 25,224 100.0

Independents edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

  • Jeffrey Lemire, perennial candidate[3]
  • Frederick Wysocki, financial advisor and candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2018[3]

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[9] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[10] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results edit

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 158,550 70.8
Independent Frederick Wysocki 35,457 15.8
Independent Jeffrey Lemire 28,300 12.6
Write-in 1,553 0.7
Total votes 223,860 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2 edit

2020 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
 
← 2018
2022 →
     
Nominee James Langevin Robert Lancia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 154,086 109,894
Percentage 58.2% 41.5%

U.S. Representative before election

James Langevin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

James Langevin
Democratic

The 2nd district also takes in parts of Providence, as well as western Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick. The incumbent is Democrat James Langevin, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Primary results edit

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 31,599 70.1
Democratic Dylan Conley 13,482 29.8
Total votes 45,081 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit
  • Robert Lancia, former state representative[13]
  • Donald Robbio, electrician and candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2012[13]

Primary results edit

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Lancia 7,484 73.5
Republican Donald Robbio 2,705 26.5
Total votes 10,189 100.0

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[9] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[10] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results edit

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 154,086 58.2
Republican Robert Lancia 109,894 41.5
Write-in 577 0.2
Total votes 264,557 100.0
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Anderson, Patrick (August 29, 2020). "In R.I.'s 2nd Congressional District primary, Conley says time is right to challenge Langevin". Providence Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

External links edit

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
  • David Cicilline (D) for Congress Archived September 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  • Frederick Wysocki (I) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
  • Robert Lancia (R) for Congress Archived October 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  • James Langevin (D) for Congress