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Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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The 1st Congressional District of Rhode Island held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent David Cicilline (D) defeated Russell Taub (R), Rufus Bailey Jr. (I), and Jeff Lemire (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cicilline defeated Christopher Young in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was David N. Cicilline (D), who was first elected in 2010.
Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District is located in the northern and eastern portions of the state. The district includes all of Bristol and Newport counties and a portion of Providence County.[10]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  David Cicilline Incumbent |
64.5% | 130,534 | |
| Republican | Russell Taub | 35.1% | 71,023 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.4% | 814 | |
| Total Votes | 202,371 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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David Cicilline Incumbent |
67.6% | 24,136 | ||
| Christopher Young | 32.4% | 11,594 | ||
| Total Votes | 35,730 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: David Cicilline   Russell Taub Rufus Bailey Jr. Jeff Lemire |
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Primary candidates:[11] |
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Democratic Christopher Young[4] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Jeff Lemire (Independent)[4] |
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Withdrew: Karen MacBeth (R) - State rep.[12][13] |
District history
2014
David N. Cicilline won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Cormick Lynch in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Cicilline Incumbent |
59.5% | 87,060 | |
| Republican | Cormick Lynch | 40.2% | 58,877 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 416 | |
| Total Votes | 146,353 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
2012
On November 6, 2012, David N. Cicilline (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brendan Doherty (R) and David S. Vogel (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Cicilline Incumbent |
53% | 108,612 | |
| Republican | Brendan Doherty | 40.8% | 83,737 | |
| Independent | David S. Vogel | 6.1% | 12,504 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 262 | |
| Total Votes | 205,115 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Rhode Island elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Rhode Island in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| June 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for candidates to file declarations of candidacy | |
| July 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing nomination papers | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: Rhode Island Secretary of State, "How to Run for Office Guide," accessed April 15, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Rhode Island House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ WPRI.com, "MacBeth running for Congress against Cicilline," April 4, 2016
- ↑ WPRI.com, "MacBeth ends short-lived run for Congress," May 16, 2016
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
