2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →
Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Independent Last election 2 0 0 Seats won 2 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 312,636 109,894 64,334 Percentage 64.01% 22.50% 13.17% Swing 0.97% 12.28% 12.94%
District results Municipality results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	158,550	70.83%	0	0.00%	65,310	29.17%	223,860	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	154,086	58.24%	109,894	41.54%	577	0.22%	264,557	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	312,636	64.01%	109,894	22.50%	64,334	13.17%	488,417	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   64.01% Republican   22.50% Other   13.17%

House seats Democratic   100.00%

2020 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee David Cicilline Frederick Wysocki Jeffrey Lemire Party Democratic Independent Independent Popular vote 158,550 35,457 28,300 Percentage 71.3% 15.9% 12.7%

U.S. Representative before election David Cicilline Democratic Elected U.S. Representative David Cicilline Democratic

The 1st district encompasses parts of Providence, as well as eastern Rhode Island, including Aquidneck Island and Pawtucket. The incumbent was Democrat David Cicilline, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

• David Cicilline, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	25,224	100.0
Total votes			25,224	100.0

• Jeffrey Lemire, perennial candidate^[3]
• Frederick Wysocki, financial advisor and candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2018^[3]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[7]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[8]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[9]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[10]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	158,550	70.8
	Independent	Frederick Wysocki	35,457	15.8
	Independent	Jeffrey Lemire	28,300	12.6
	Write-in		1,553	0.7
Total votes			223,860	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee James Langevin Robert Lancia Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 154,086 109,894 Percentage 58.2% 41.5%

U.S. Representative before election James Langevin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative James Langevin Democratic

The 2nd district also takes in parts of Providence, as well as western Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick. The incumbent was Democrat James Langevin, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

• Dylan Conley, attorney and chair of the Providence Board of Licenses^[12]
• Jim Langevin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	31,599	70.1
	Democratic	Dylan Conley	13,482	29.8
Total votes			45,081	100.0

• Robert Lancia, former state representative^[13]
• Donald Robbio, electrician and candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2012^[13]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Lancia	7,484	73.5
	Republican	Donald Robbio	2,705	26.5
Total votes			10,189	100.0

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[7]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[8]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[9]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[10]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	154,086	58.2
	Republican	Robert Lancia	109,894	41.5
	Write-in		577	0.2
Total votes			264,557	100.0
	Democratic hold

• 2020 United States elections
• 2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
• 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2020 Rhode Island elections

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Rhode Island", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Rhode Island: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Rhode Island". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Rhode Island at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• David Cicilline (D) for Congress Archived September 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Frederick Wysocki (I) for Congress Archived September 29, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Robert Lancia (R) for Congress Archived October 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• James Langevin (D) for Congress