Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

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Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 26, 2024
Primary: September 10, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Rhode Island
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Rhode Island, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was September 10, 2024. The filing deadline was June 26, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 64.0%-35.8%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 63.8%-34.7%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Democratic primary)
• Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent Gabe Amo defeated Allen Waters and Christopher Reynolds in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Amo (D)	63.0	139,352
		Allen Waters (R)	32.0	70,742
	Submit photo	Christopher Reynolds (Independent)	4.7	10,463
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	561

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 221,118
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent Gabe Amo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Amo	100.0	26,696

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eddy Medrano (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Allen Waters advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allen Waters	100.0	5,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,033
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeffrey Lemire (R)

Candidate profiles

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Allen Waters

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Hello! This is Allen Waters for Congress (U-RI) for the Rhode Island 1st Congressional District. I am a 68-year-old, independent, black conservative candidate. I offer voters fiscal responsibility, commonsense solutions and traditional American values. I am not a Big Government Socialist. Personal freedom; free (and fair) markets; limited government; and a strong national defense are all important to me. We must grow the U.S. economy, preserve our American culture, and, above all, we must protect all the American people! In 2020, I ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican against Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) receiving 33% of the vote. In 2022, I challenged U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) garnering 36% of the RI District 1 votes. I am motivated to serve my state and nation because America is too politically polarized to be functional, the $34,600,000,000,000 debt Congress is leaving for future generations is immoral and must be reversed. We must rescue America from the deep Swamp establishment, and the radical left. We are running out of time. A native of "The Ocean State," I am a 4th generation resident of the City of Providence, RI, a K-12 graduate of Providence Public Schools and the University of Rhode Island (B.S. Business Admin.). A post career investment consultant, when not on the campaign trail, I work as a substitute teacher in the city. As a father of five children, I know first hand that "Fathers Matter" in a child's life."

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Key Messages

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A primary role of our federal government is to protect the American people from both foreign and domestic threats. The effectively "Open Borders" policy of the Biden Administration has put our nation at great risk and cost. We must protect our national sovereignty. We must fully fund and support our United States Border Patrol; nationally manhunt foreign spies, terrorists, operatives and criminal illegal alien miscreants, and deport them; and reform our immigration laws that better supports lawful, orderly, less complicated, and less expensive entry for people who respect America and want to make a positive difference as a guest, a resident, and as a new productive American citizen.

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Americans deserve a strong domestic economy that is fostered by a fiscally responsible Congress that spends within it revenue means, embraces bipartisan policies that reduce the risk and tax of high inflation, resists socialist industrial policy and corporate "welfare," and reduces the extreme, immoral, irresponsible, national debt, currently $34,600,000,000,000 and climbing. It costs America $1,000,000,000,000 just to service the interest expense! Waters for Congress (U-RI-01) signed the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR.org) Taxpayers Protection Pledge to not raise federal taxes, supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and The Fair Tax Act (HR25) in Congress: Close the IRS.

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I support universal School Choice in Rhode Island. Let the public money follow the school child not limited by family zip code to failing government schools.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Rhode Island

Election information in Rhode Island: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 6, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 6, 2024
• Online: Oct. 6, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 15, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 15, 2024
• Online: Oct. 15, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 16, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Allen Waters (R)

A primary role of our federal government is to protect the American people from both foreign and domestic threats. The effectively "Open Borders" policy of the Biden Administration has put our nation at great risk and cost. We must protect our national sovereignty. We must fully fund and support our United States Border Patrol; nationally manhunt foreign spies, terrorists, operatives and criminal illegal alien miscreants, and deport them; and reform our immigration laws that better supports lawful, orderly, less complicated, and less expensive entry for people who respect America and want to make a positive difference as a guest, a resident, and as a new productive American citizen.

Americans deserve a strong domestic economy that is fostered by a fiscally responsible Congress that spends within it revenue means, embraces bipartisan policies that reduce the risk and tax of high inflation, resists socialist industrial policy and corporate "welfare," and reduces the extreme, immoral, irresponsible, national debt, currently $34,600,000,000,000 and climbing. It costs America $1,000,000,000,000 just to service the interest expense! Waters for Congress (U-RI-01) signed the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR.org) Taxpayers Protection Pledge to not raise federal taxes, supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and The Fair Tax Act (HR25) in Congress: Close the IRS.

I support universal School Choice in Rhode Island. Let the public money follow the school child not limited by family zip code to failing government schools.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Allen Waters (R)

Affordable Housing in America is in a crisis for too many citizens. Many states support private and publicly owned rental properties, which creates cash flow and financial equity for owners, and saddles tenants with remtal and lease payments, often extremely high for the average wages of the local area because units are in short supply in a competitive rental marketplace. Waters for Congress 2024 (U-RI) supports cooperative (co-op) housing in which the tenants do not own their units, but own shares of the corporation that owns the building. This especially gives credit qualified poor to working class tenants ownership "skin in the game' that helps to build personal wealth instead of owners receiving all of the owner benefits.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Allen Waters (R)

I do not look up to anyone. I have no heros since my mother and father died.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Allen Waters (R)

Search Classical Liberalism - the protection of individual freedom or liberty

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Allen Waters (R)

Public and personal integrity and the lack of corruption.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Allen Waters (R)

I do not belong to any political clique or clan. No one "owns me" in terms of money, favors or "pictures." I am not looking to go to Washington, DC to make new and fast friends, although some friends will come naturally. If strong ethics and values are important to serving the people of RI CD1, then I am a solid choice. I believe that God is watching me.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Allen Waters (R)

Support the Constitution, the Rule of Law, represent all people of the District in the House of Representatives.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Allen Waters (R)

I made a difference in helping to defend our nation, a constitutional republic, from the American Bolsheviks, many embedded in the Democratic Party.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Allen Waters (R)

The assassination of President John Fitgerald Kennedy Jr. comes to my mind at age 8. I remember collecting JFK bubble gum cards. I met Caroline Kennedy in 2022 providing a professional service. Who can forget the national iconic photos of the President's family at the funeral who lived during those times. The speed and marksmanship of Lee Harvey Oswald is still one of the greatest feats (or not) in U.S. long gun history.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Allen Waters (R)

Would you like two scoops? My first experience at increaing the customer sale at Newport Creamery, Senior Year, High School.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Allen Waters (R)

"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. America may be in the greatest danger of Civil War since the mid 1800s.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Allen Waters (R)

Indiana Jones

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Allen Waters (R)

"We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" by Curtis Mayfield

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Allen Waters (R)

Balancing the time between my work and running for federal office.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Allen Waters (R)

All bills related to taxation, or raising revenue, must originate in the House of Representatives giving the House a unique role in shaping fiscal policies.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Allen Waters (R)

Prior experience serving in government, especially in a legislative body, is beneficial, but not necessary to be able to perform, especially if a Congressman has an experienced office leader to guide him and her during the early days in office. Voting "Yay or Nay" on bills and adhering to principles and values that got you elected requires integrity versus past political background.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Allen Waters (R)

America is a divided nation that is growing more polarized between the two major political parties, and between extreme ideologies from left to right among the general public. I am most concerned with the subset of the Democratic Party that by deeds versus word alone are growing more authoritarian in nature. I believe America has a growing Marxist problem, and the resetting of America from the original intent of the founders.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Allen Waters (R)

Two year terms for U.S. Representatives tend to keep Congressmen engaged more with their constituency in their District. I agree with the Founders.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Allen Waters (R)

Many Congressmen and Senators stay too long in office and become just seats of power for a political party and not to implement the will of the people. I support Term Limits and have signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Allen Waters (R)

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), 4th District.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Allen Waters (R)

Who would want to run against Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI), Rhode Island's 1st black Congressman? Allen Waters (R-RI), Rhode Island's 2nd black Congressman.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Allen Waters (R)

Compromise is a necessary lubricant to cooperative governance and policymaking. The difficulty in its execution is the ability in trusting that your political opponent is negotiating in good faith, and not just being manipulative, which includes intentional deceipt and lying, as means to a nefarious end, and the positive advancement of the American people is not foremost.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Allen Waters (R)

In terms of fiscal responsibility, I believe the House must practice better stewardship. I signed the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR.org) Taxpayer Payer Protection Pledge:

I, Allen Waters, pledge to the taxpayers of the 1st District of the state of Rhode Island and to the American people that I will:

One, oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and

Two, to oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Allen Waters (R)

To investigate corruption, negligence, and especially treason.

What committees interest you?

Allen Waters (R)

Homeland Security. Financial Services. Armed Services. Transporation and Infrastructure.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Allen Waters (R)

The government of the people, by the people, and for the people must report to the people how their taxes to run the government of being spent. Both Democrats and Republicans have not been responsible stewards of governance and it financing. Waters for Congress in RI CD1 supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, even if it takes a Convention of States to implement it.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Gabe Amo	Democratic Party	$2,575,712	$1,641,064	$934,647	As of December 31, 2024
Allen Waters	Republican Party	$21,583	$19,991	$1,889	As of December 31, 2024
Christopher Reynolds	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Rhode Island in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Rhode Island, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Rhode Island	U.S. House	All candidates	500	N/A	6/26/2024 (declaration of candidacy due)	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	2	2	0	4	4	0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
2022	2	2	1	8	4	1	0	25.0%	0	0.0%
2020	2	2	0	5	4	1	1	50.0%	1	50.0%
2018	2	2	0	6	4	1	1	50.0%	1	50.0%
2016	2	2	0	7	4	2	0	50.0%	2	100.0%
2014	2	2	0	6	4	1	1	50.0%	1	50.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Rhode Island in 2024. Information below was calculated on August 6, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Six candidates ran for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and three Republicans. That’s an average of 3.0 candidates per district. There was an average of 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 2.5 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.0 in 2018.

The number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House in Rhode Island in 2024 was tied with 2018 and 2014 for the second-fewest in the last 10 years.

Both incumbents—Reps. Gabe Amo (D-01) and Seth Magaziner (D-02)—ran for re-election in 2024. One district was open in 2022, the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district was open.

Four candidates—two Democrats and two Republicans—ran for the 1st Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a district in 2024.

Two primaries—one Democratic and one Republican—were contested in 2024. Between 2014 and 2022, an average of 1.8 primaries were contested per election cycle.

Amo was the only incumbent who ran in a contested primary in 2024.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in both districts, meaning neither seat was guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Rhode Island's 1st the 113th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Rhode Island's 1st based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
63.8%	34.7%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
64.1	33.4	D+30.7

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Rhode Island, 2020

Rhode Island presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 21 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also: Party control of Rhode Island state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Rhode Island's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Rhode Island
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	2	4
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Rhode Island's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Rhode Island, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Daniel McKee
Lieutenant Governor	Sabina Matos
Secretary of State	Gregg Amore
Attorney General	Peter Neronha

State legislature

Rhode Island State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	32
	Republican Party	5
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		38

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	9
	Independent	0
	Other	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		75

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2024
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	I	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Allen Waters in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline (D)	64.0	100,318
		Allen Waters (R)	35.8	56,055
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	361

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156,734
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeffrey Lemire (Independent)
• Lenine Camacho (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline	100.0	46,610

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,610
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Allen Waters advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allen Waters	100.0	6,975

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,975
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frederick Wysocki (R)

2020

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Frederick Wysocki and Jeffrey Lemire in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline (D)	70.8	158,550
		Frederick Wysocki (Independent)	15.8	35,457
		Jeffrey Lemire (Independent)	12.6	28,300
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,553

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,860
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline	100.0	25,234

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2018

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Patrick Donovan in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline (D)	66.7	116,099
	Submit photo	Patrick Donovan (R)	33.1	57,567
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	417

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 174,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel Guilmette (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Christopher Young in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David N. Cicilline	78.0	47,762
		Christopher Young	22.0	13,474

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,236
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hamlet Lopez (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Patrick Donovan defeated Frederick Wysocki in the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Patrick Donovan	78.3	7,574
		Frederick Wysocki	21.7	2,093

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,667
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See also

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Footnotes

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Rhode Island's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jack Reed (D)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Representatives

District 1

Gabe Amo (D)

District 2

Seth Magaziner (D)

Democratic Party (4)

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