2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

2020 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
← 2018 2022 →
U.S. Representative before election; James Langevin; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; James Langevin; Democratic

2020 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
← 2018 2022 →
U.S. Representative before election; David Cicilline; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; David Cicilline; Democratic

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 50–60%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were 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 two congressional districts. The elections coincided 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.

Overview

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

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

David Cicilline, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

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

Independents

Candidates

Declared

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

General election

Predictions

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

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

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Dylan Conley, attorney and chair of the Providence Board of Licenses^[12]
Jim Langevin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

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

Candidates

Declared

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

Primary results

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

Predictions

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

External links

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Rhode Island", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Rhode Island: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Rhode Island". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Rhode Island at Ballotpedia

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 Archived September 29, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

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

[HPVT-1] Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[RIsosr-2] "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

[RIcand-3] "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.

[:0-4] "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[:1-5] "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[:2-6] "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

[:3-7] "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.

[:4-8] "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[:5-9] "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.

[:6-10] "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.

[RIgenr-11] "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.

[RI02-13] "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links