United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
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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.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held both of the two congressional seats from Rhode Island.
| Members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island—Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| David Cicilline |  Democratic |
1 |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic |
2 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  David Cicilline |
29.4% | 202,371 | Russell Taub |
| District 2 | Jim Langevin |
27.4% | 229,148 | Rhue Reis |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: David Cicilline   Russell Taub Rufus Bailey Jr. Jeff Lemire |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Christopher Young[5] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Jeff Lemire (Independent)[5] |
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Withdrew: Karen MacBeth (R) - State rep.[6][7] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Jim Langevin Rhue Reis Salvatore Caiozzo Jeffrey Johnson |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Steven Archer[5] John Hamilton[5] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Jeffrey Johnson (Independent)[5] |
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, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ 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!
