2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

2018 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
← 2016 2020 →
U.S. Representative before election; James Langevin; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; James Langevin; Democratic

2018 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
← 2016 2020 →
U.S. Representative before election; David Cicilline; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; David Cicilline; Democratic

2018 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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, 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 12.^[1]

Following the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party retained control of both House seats, and also retained control of the entirety of Rhode Island's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	116,099	66.69%	57,567	33.07%	417	0.24%	174,083	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	126,476	63.49%	72,271	36.28%	450	0.23%	199,197	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	242,575	64.99%	129,838	34.78%	867	0.23%	373,280	100.0%

District 1

The 1st district includes the capital, Providence and the surrounding Narragansett Bay area.^[3] This district had a PVI of D+14. Democrat David Cicilline had represented the district since 2010.

Democratic primary

Declared^[4]

David Cicilline, incumbent
Chris Young, electrical engineer

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	44,551	77.6
	Democratic	Chris Young	12,852	22.4
Total votes			57,403	100.0

Republican primary

Declared^[5]

Patrick Donovan, Newport, Rhode Island resident
Frederick Wysocki, financial advisor

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Donovan	7,238	78.4
	Republican	Frederick Wysocki	1,990	21.6
Total votes			9,228	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections^[7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP^[9]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos^[10]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538^[11]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN^[12]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico^[13]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	116,099	66.7
	Republican	Patrick Donovan	57,567	33.1
	n/a	Write-ins	417	0.2
Total votes			174,083	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick.^[3] The district had a PVI of D+6. Democrat James Langevin had represented this district since 2001.

Democratic primary

Declared^[5]

James Langevin, incumbent

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	44,129	100.0
Total votes			44,129	100.0

Republican primary

Declared^[5]

Sal Caiozzo, businessman

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Salvatore G. Caiozzo	15,229	100.0
Total votes			15,229	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections^[7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP^[9]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos^[10]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538^[11]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN^[12]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico^[13]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	126,476	63.5
	Republican	Sal Caiozzo	72,271	36.3
	n/a	Write-ins	450	0.2
Total votes			199,197	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Upcoming Elections". www.elections.state.ri.us. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Members of Congress & Congressional District Maps - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ "Office of the Secretary of State: Nellie M. Gorbea: Qualifying Candidates". sos.ri.gov. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gunzburger, Ron. "Politics1 - Online Guide to Rhode Island Elections, Candidates & Politics". www.politics1.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2018 House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2018 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2018 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Battle for the House 2018". RCP. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 5, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Silver, Nate (August 16, 2018). "2018 House Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "CNN's 2018 Race Ratings". cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election". POLITICO. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

David Cicilline (D) for Congress Archived September 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

[1] "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Upcoming Elections". www.elections.state.ri.us. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[clerk2018-2] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[govtrack-3] "Members of Congress & Congressional District Maps - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[4] "Office of the Secretary of State: Nellie M. Gorbea: Qualifying Candidates". sos.ri.gov. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[politics-5] Gunzburger, Ron. "Politics1 - Online Guide to Rhode Island Elections, Candidates & Politics". www.politics1.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[Cook-6] "2018 House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

[IE-7] "2018 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[Sab-8] "2018 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[RCP-9] "Battle for the House 2018". RCP. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[Kos-10] "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 5, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[F538-11] Silver, Nate (August 16, 2018). "2018 House Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[CNN-12] "CNN's 2018 Race Ratings". cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[RatingsAndPredictions-13] "Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election". POLITICO. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

References

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