2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island ← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06 ) 2020 →
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 242,575 129,838 Percentage 64.98% 34.78% Swing 3.88% 2.03%
District results County results Municipality results Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Republican
50–60%
The2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the twoU.S. representatives from thestate ofRhode Island , one from each of the state's twocongressional districts . The election coincided with the2018 U.S. mid-term elections , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal 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.
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%
2018 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
The 1st district includes the capital,Providence and the surroundingNarragansett Bay area.[ 3] This district had a PVI of D+14. DemocratDavid Cicilline had represented the district since 2010.
Declared[ 4]
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
Declared[ 5]
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
2018 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
The 2nd district is located in western and southern Rhode Island, includingCoventry ,Cranston , andWarwick .[ 3] The district had a PVI of D+6. DemocratJames Langevin had represented this district since 2001.
Declared[ 5] Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 44,129 100.0 Total votes 44,129 100.0
Declared[ 5]
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Salvatore G. Caiozzo 15,229 100.0 Total votes 15,229 100.0
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