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This page displays election information for the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Elections
Rhode Island state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Rhode Island holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is September 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 24, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was September 10, 2024. The filing deadline was June 26, 2024.
In the 2024 elections, the Democratic majority decreased from 65-9 to 64-10, with one seat held by an independent.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 65 | 64 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 10 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
2022
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was July 15, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, Democrats maintained a 65-seat majority. Republicans lost one seat, and one seat was won by an independent.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 65 | 65 | |
| Republican Party | 10 | 9 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline was June 24, 2020.
In the 2020 elections, the Democratic majority decreased from 66-8 and one independent to 65-10.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 66 | 65 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 10 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
2018
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2018. A hybrid primary election took place on September 12, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018.[1] The candidate filing deadline was June 27, 2018.[2]
In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 64-11 to 66-9.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 64 | 66 | |
| Republican Party | 11 | 9 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
2016
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016. All 75 seats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Democrats held a 61-12 majority with one Independent member and one vacancy. Democrats gained three seats in the election, giving them a 64-10 majority with one Independent member.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 61 | 64 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | 10 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
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2014Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 69-6 majority. Democrats lost six seats in the election, giving them a 63-11 majority with one Independent member.
2012Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 27, 2012. All 75 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 65-10 majority. Democrats gained four seats in the election, giving them a 69-6 majority.
During the 2012 election, the total value of contributions to the 160 House candidates was $2,318,319. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
2010Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was May 28, 2010. All 75 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 69-6 majority. Democrats lost four seats in the election, giving them a 65-10 majority.
During the 2010 election, the total value of contributions to the 186 House candidates was $2,455,054. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2008Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 75 seats were up for election. During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $2,494,379. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2006Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 75 seats were up for election. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to the 130 House candidates was $2,552,006. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2004Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on September 14, 2004, and a general election on November 4, 2004. All 75 seats were up for election. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to the 166 House candidates was $2,593,762. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
2002Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 75 seats were up for election. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to the 142 House candidates was $954,182. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
2000Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on September 12, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 100 seats were up for election. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to the 136 House candidates was $603,900. The top 10 contributors were:[9]
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Historical party control
Democrats won control of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1940. In 2024, they won a 64-10-1 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Rhode Island House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Rhode Island House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 85 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Republicans | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Rhode Island was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1992-1994, 2013-2023
- Republican trifecta: None
- Divided government: 1995-2012
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 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Upcoming elections," accessed September 1, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "Candidates," accessed September 1, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2012 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2008 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House of Representatives 2000 Campaign Contributions," accessed June 6, 2014
