The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8, 2016, 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 coincided with the 2016 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. The primaries took place on September 13.
Overview Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 130,540 64.50% 71,023 35.09% 814 0.40% 202,377 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 133,108 58.09% 70,301 30.68% 25,739 11.23% 229,148 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 263,648 61.10% 141,324 32.75% 26,553 6.15% 431,525 100.0%
District 1
Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+15.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee David Cicilline, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined Angel Taveras, former mayor of Providence
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee H. Russell Taub, conservative activist
Declined Karen MacBeth, state representative
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 2
Incumbent Democrat James Langevin, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James Langevin, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary John Hamilton, former state representative (1980–84), Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention Steven Archer, former Republican, veteran and candidate for state senate in 2014
Results Langevin defeated both primary challengers handily, with 64.9% of the vote to Archer's 18.8% and Hamilton's 16.8% in the September 13 primary.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rhue R. Reis, house contractor, casino worker and nominee for this seat in 2014
Results
Independent candidates Salvatore Caiozzo, small business owner, military veteran, and activist, founder of poisonedveterans.org Jeffrey Johnson, high school biology teacher and climate change activist, former Green Party candidate for lieutenant governor in 1994, and for state representative in 1998 and 2000
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
See also United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2016
References
External links U.S. House elections in Rhode Island, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets