2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the 2 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.

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change
Popular vote 312,636 109,894
Percentage 64.01% 22.5%
Swing 0.97% 12.28%

District 1
See also: Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

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]

Declared

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

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

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 Jeffrey Lemire 35,457 15.8
Independent Frederick Wysocki 28,300 12.6
Write-in 1,553 0.7
Total votes 223,860 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2
See also: Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

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]

Declared

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
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

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

See also

References
  1. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.
  4. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  10. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
  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.
  13. "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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