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Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election (September 12, 2018 Democratic primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 7
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 27, 2018 |
| Primary: September 12, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Jim Langevin (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Rhode Island |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd Rhode Island elections, 2018 U.S. Congress elections, 2018 U.S. Senate elections, 2018 U.S. House elections, 2018 |
A Democratic Party primary election took place on September 12, 2018, in Rhode Island's 2nd District to determine which Democrat would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.
This page focuses on the Democratic primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.
Candidates and election results
Incumbent Jim Langevin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 12, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Langevin | 100.0 | 44,634 |
| Total votes: 44,634 | |||
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District the 160th most Democratic nationally.[1]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.13. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.13 points toward that party.[2]
Campaign finance
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.[3]
Democrats
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Rhode Island heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in Rhode Island.
- Democrats held two of two U.S. House seats in Rhode Island.
State executives
- As of September 2018, Democrats held five of 12 state executive positions and the remaining seven positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Rhode Island was Democrat Gina Raimondo. The state held elections for governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly. They had a 64-11 majority in the state House and a 33-4 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Rhode Island was under a Democratic state government trifecta, meaning Democrats held the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.
2018 elections
- See also: Rhode Island elections, 2018
Rhode Island held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- Governor
- Other state executive
- State Senate
- State House
- Special state legislative
Demographics
| Demographic data for Rhode Island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,055,607 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 1,034 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 81.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 13.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $56,852 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 17.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Rhode Island. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2016, Rhode Island's three largest cities were Providence (pop. est. 180,000), Cranston (pop. est. 81,000), and Warwick (pop. est. 81,000).[4]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Rhode Island from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Rhode Island State Board of Elections.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Rhode Island every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Rhode Island 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton |
54.4% |  Donald Trump |
38.9% | 15.5% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama |
62.7% | Mitt Romney |
35.2% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama |
62.9% | John McCain |
35.1% | 27.8% |
| 2004 | John Kerry |
59.4% | George W. Bush |
38.7% | 20.7% |
| 2000 | Al Gore |
61.0% | George W. Bush |
31.9% | 29.1% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Rhode Island from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Rhode Island 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | John Reed |
70.6% | Mark Zaccaria |
29.3% | 41.3% |
| 2012 | Sheldon Whitehouse |
64.8% | Barry Hinckley |
35.0% | 29.8% |
| 2008 | John Reed |
73.1% | Bob Tingle |
26.5% | 46.6% |
| 2006 | Sheldon Whitehouse |
53.4% | Lincoln Chafee |
46.3% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | John Reed |
78.4% | Bob Tingle |
21.6% | 56.8% |
| 2000 | Lincoln Chafee |
56.9% | Robert Weygand |
41.2% | 15.7% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Rhode Island.
| Election results (Governor), Rhode Island 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | Gina Raimondo |
40.7% | Allan Fung |
36.2% | 4.5% |
| 2010 |  Lincoln Chafee |
36.1% | John Robitaille |
33.6% | 2.5% |
| 2006 | Don Carcieri |
51.0% | Charles Forgerty |
48.9% | 2.1% |
| 2002 | Don Carcieri |
54.8% | Myrth York |
45.2% | 9.6% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Rhode Island 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
100.0% | 0 |
0.0% | D+2 |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2025
Sixteen 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 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | D |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2018
- United States House elections in Rhode Island (September 12, 2018 Democratic primaries)
- Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election (September 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Demographics, "Rhode Island Cities by Population," accessed September 8, 2018
