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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

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Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 242,575 129,838 Percentage 64.98% 34.78% Swing 3.88% 2.03%
District results Municipality results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on September 12.^[1]

Following the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party retained control of both House seats, and also retained control of the entirety of Rhode Island's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation.

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	116,099	66.69%	57,567	33.07%	417	0.24%	174,083	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	126,476	63.49%	72,271	36.28%	450	0.23%	199,197	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	242,575	64.99%	129,838	34.78%	867	0.23%	373,280	100.0%

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2018 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee David Cicilline Patrick Donovan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 116,099 57,567 Percentage 66.7% 33.1%

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

The 1st district includes the capital, Providence and the surrounding Narragansett Bay area.^[3] This district has a PVI of D+14. Democrat David Cicilline has represented the district since 2010.

Declared^[4]

• David Cicilline, incumbent
• Chris Young, electrical engineer

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	44,551	77.6
	Democratic	Chris Young	12,852	22.4
Total votes			57,403	100.0

Declared^[5]

• Patrick Donovan, Newport, Rhode Island resident
• Frederick Wysocki, financial advisor

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Donovan	7,238	78.4
	Republican	Frederick Wysocki	1,990	21.6
Total votes			9,228	100.0

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	116,099	66.7
	Republican	Patrick Donovan	57,567	33.1
	n/a	Write-ins	417	0.2
Total votes			174,083	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee James Langevin Salvatore Caiozzo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 126,476 72,271 Percentage 63.5% 36.3%

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

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick.^[3] The district has a PVI of D+6. Democrat James Langevin has represented this district since 2001.

Declared^[5]

• James Langevin, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	44,129	100.0
Total votes			44,129	100.0

Declared^[5]

• Sal Caiozzo, businessman

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Salvatore G. Caiozzo	15,229	100.0
Total votes			15,229	100.0

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	126,476	63.5
	Republican	Sal Caiozzo	72,271	36.3
	n/a	Write-ins	450	0.2
Total votes			199,197	100.0
	Democratic hold

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2018 United States elections
• 2018 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
• 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

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

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Sal Caiozzo (R) for Congress
• James Langevin (D) for Congress