2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

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United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2016

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November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)

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Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives

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Party	Democratic	Republican
Last election	2	0
Seats won	2	0
Seat change
Popular vote	263,642	141,324
Percentage	65.1%	34.9%

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8, 2016, 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 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.

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

David Cicilline, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

Angel Taveras, former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline	24,136	67.55
	Democratic	Christopher F. Young	11,594	32.45
Total votes			35,730	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

H. Russell Taub^[3]

Declined

Karen MacBeth, state representative^[4]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Russell Taub	629	100

Official campaign websites

General Election

Results

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2016 ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline	130,534	64.50
	Republican	Harold Russell Taub	71,023	35.10
	Write-in		814	0.40
Total votes			202,371	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

James Langevin, incumbent U.S. Representative
John Hamilton, former State Representative (1980-84), Delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention for Bernie Sanders
Steven Archer, a former Republican and military veteran, former candidate for State Senate in 2014

Langevin defeated both primary challengers handily, with 64.9% of the vote to Hamilton's 18.2% and Archer's 16.9% in the September 13 primary.

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin	16,334	64.37
	Democratic	Steven Archer	4,768	18.79
	Democratic	John D. Hamilton	4,272	16.84
Total votes			25,374	100

Republican Primary

Rhue R. Reis,^[6] Republican nominee for this seat in 2014

Reis was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhue R. Reis	641	100

Independent candidates

Salvatore Caiozzo, small business owner, military veteran, and activist, founder of poisonedveterans.org
Jeffrey Johnson, a 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

Official campaign websites

General Election

Results

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2016 ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin	133,108	58.09
	Republican	Rhue R. Reis	70,301	30.68
	Independent Politician	Jeffrey C. Johnson	16,253	7.09
	Independent Politician	Salvatore G. Caiozzo	8,942	3.90
	Write-in		544	0.24
Total votes			229,148	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ Nagle, Kate (August 26, 2015). "Could Taveras Run Against Cicilline?". Go Local Prov. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2016 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^ Heinis, John (March 4, 2015). "22-year-old ex-Bayonne council candidate opens political action committee". Hudson County View. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
^ Allen, Matt (March 28, 2016). "PODCAST: Rep MacBeth joins GOP, loses House leadership spot". WPRO (AM).
^ ^a ^b "2016 General Election Statewide Summary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^ http://sos.ri.gov/candidates/search/

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District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Official campaign websites

General Election

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican Primary

Results

Independent candidates

Official campaign websites

General Election

Results

See also

References