2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island ← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04 ) 2016 →
Both Rhode Island seats to theUnited States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 192,776 122,721 Percentage 60.96% 38.80% Swing 6.57% 0.95%
District results County results Municipality results Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 4, 2014, to elect the twoU.S. representatives from the state ofRhode Island ,apportioned according to the2010 United States census . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including anelection to the U.S. Senate and theelection for governor .
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:[ 1]
District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 87,060 59.49% 58,877 40.23% 416 0.28% 146,353 100.0% Democratic hold District 2 105,716 62.22% 63,844 37.58% 344 0.20% 169,904 100.0% Democratic hold Total 192,776 60.96% 122,721 38.80% 760 0.24% 316,257 100.0%
The 1st district is located in eastern Rhode Island and includes all ofBristol andNewport counties, along with parts ofProvidence County , including most of the city ofProvidence . Incumbent DemocratDavid Cicilline , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+15.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 38,186 63.0 Democratic Matthew Fecteau 22,447 37.0 Total votes 60,633 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Republican primary results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Cormick Lynch 6,527 72.4 Republican Stanford Tran 2,483 27.6 Total votes 9,010 100.0
Jonathan Maciel also filed to run as anIndependent .[ 7]
The 2nd district is located in southern and western Rhode Island and includes all ofKent andWashington counties, along with parts ofProvidence County , including the city ofCranston and parts of the city ofProvidence . Incumbent DemocratJames Langevin , who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+8.
Democratic primary results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 44,512 100.0
Mark Zaccaria, a former chairman of theRhode Island Republican Party , attempted to convince a dozen Republicans to run, all of whom turned him down. Ultimately, house contractor and casino worker Rhue Reis was the only person to file for the nomination.[ 13]
Rhue Reis, house contractor and casino worker Republican primary results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rhue Reis 14,143 100.0
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