2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Rhode Island, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 2012.^[1]

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	232,679	54.39%	2	2	-
	Republican	161,926	37.85%	0	0	-
	Independent	32,716	7.65%			-
	Write-In	454	0.11%			-
Totals		427,775	100%	2	2	-

District 1[]

The redrawn 1st district represents Barrington, Bristol, Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Jamestown, Lincoln, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, Warren, Woonsocket, and parts of Providence.^[3]

Democrat David Cicilline, who has represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[4]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

David Cicilline, incumbent
Anthony Gemma, businessman 2010 candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district^[5]
Christopher Young, electrical engineer

Declined[]

David Segal, former state representative^[6]^[7]^[8]
Bill Lynch, former chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Committee^[9]
Patrick Lynch, former Attorney General of Rhode Island^[10]
Dan McKee, mayor of Cumberland^[11]
Merrill Sherman, president and chief executive officer of the Bank of Rhode Island^[12]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Cicilline	Anthony Gemma	Undecided
WPRI/Fleming & Associates	May 8–12, 2012	302	± 5.7%	40%	36%	20%

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	30,203	62.1
	Democratic	Anthony P. Gemma	14,702	30.2
	Democratic	Christopher F. Young	3,701	7.6
Total votes			48,606	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Brendan Doherty, colonel and the retired superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police^[13]

Declined[]

John Loughlin, former state representative and 2010 candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district^[14]

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Cicilline (D)	Brendan Doherty (R)	David Vogel (I)	Undecided
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	October 24–27, 2012	300	± 5.7%	43%	42%	6%	8%
OnMessage, Inc.	October 24–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	39%	45%	6%	10%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	September 26–29, 2012	250	± 6.2%	44%	38%	6%	10%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	February 20–23, 2012	250	± 6.2%	33%	49%	—	16%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	May 13–15, 2011	300	± 5.7%	33%	46%	—	20%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Anthony Gemma (D)	Brendan Doherty (R)	Other	Undecided
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	February 20–23, 2012	250	± 6.2%	28%	41.2%	—	27.2%

Results[]

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	108,612	53.0
	Republican	Brendan P. Doherty	83,737	40.8
	Independent	David S. Vogel	12,504	6.1
	N/A	Write-ins	262	0.1
Total votes			205,115	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[]

The redrawn 2nd district will represent Burrillville, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, East Greenwich, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Hopkinton, Johnston, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, Richmond, Scituate, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly, and parts of Providence.^[3]

Democrat James Langevin, who has represented Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 2001, will run for re-election.^[15]

Abel Collins, an environmental activist, will mount an independent campaign in the general election.^[16]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

James Langevin, incumbent
John Matson, carpenter and perennial candidate^[17]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	22,161	74.1
	Democratic	John O. Matson	7,748	25.9
Total votes			29,909	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Michael Gardiner, attorney and 2010 candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district^[18]
Michael Riley, hedge fund manager,^[19]
Donald Rubbio
Kara Russo

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael G. Riley	5,283	65.6
	Republican	Kara D. Russo	1,488	18.5
	Republican	Michael J. Gardiner	825	10.2
	Republican	Donald F. Robbio	454	4.6
Total votes			8,050	100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Langevin (D)	Michael Riley (R)	Abel Collins (I)	Undecided
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc.	October 24–27, 2012	300	± 5.7%	48%	31%	9%	10%
Aqua Opinion and Policy Research Group	October 5–11, 2012	536	± 4.2%	48%	22%	17%	13%
WPRI 12	September 26–29, 2012	251	± 6.2%	53%	29%	10%	8%

Results[]

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	124,067	55.7
	Republican	Michael G. Riley	78,189	35.1
	Independent	Abel G. Collins	20,212	9.1
	N/A	Write-ins	192	0.1
Total votes			222,660	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ "Upcoming Elections". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "RI.gov: Election Results". Government of Rhode Island, Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Rhode Island Congressional Districts" (PDF). Rhode Island Redistricting Project. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
^ Mulligan, John E. (April 11, 2012). "R.I. Rep. Cicilline says he will stay in the race for reelection". The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ Grimaldi, Paul (April 15, 2012). "Gemma formally declares candidacy for Congress in R.I." The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ Nesi, Ted (May 27, 2011). "All four Dems could run again as Segal mulls US House bid". WPRI.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
^ MacKay, Scott (September 30, 2011). "The parade to run against Rep. Cicilline is forming". WRNI-FM. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ McGowan, Dan (December 22, 2011). "NEW: Gemma, Segal Met to Discuss 1st District Race". GoLocalProv. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^ "Lynch confirms he will not run for Congress". The Providence Journal. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ MacKay, Scott (January 4, 2012). "Patrick Lynch shuts door on U.S. House rumors". WRNI-FM. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
^ Nesi, Ted (March 2, 2012). "Cumberland's McKee rules out primary challenge to Cicilline". WPRI.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (December 15, 2011). "BankRI president Merrill Sherman says she won't run for Congress". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
^ Gregg, Katherine (May 16, 2011). "Doherty launches campaign with $50,000 of his own; staffing is next". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
^ Armental, Maria (January 11, 2012). "John Loughlin will not run for the 1st Congressional seat held by Cicilline". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^ Peoples, Steve (April 29, 2011). "Langevin's Influence Jeopardized in Minority". GoLocalProv. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^ electabel2012.com
^ Collette, Will (March 4, 2012). "Candidates for Convention Delegates Certified". Progressive Charlestown. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^ Kalunian, Kim (January 24, 2012). "Gardiner calls cyber security Langevin's 'feather bed'". Warwick Beacon. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^ McGowan, Dan (December 10, 2011). "GOP Rival says Langevin has Done Nothing in Congress". GoLocalProv. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

External links[]

Rhode Island Board of Elections
United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Rhode Island U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for Rhode Island congressional races from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

[1] "Upcoming Elections". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[RISS-2] "RI.gov: Election Results". Government of Rhode Island, Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

[map-3] "Rhode Island Congressional Districts" (PDF). Rhode Island Redistricting Project. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

[4] Mulligan, John E. (April 11, 2012). "R.I. Rep. Cicilline says he will stay in the race for reelection". The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2012.

[5] Grimaldi, Paul (April 15, 2012). "Gemma formally declares candidacy for Congress in R.I." The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2012.

[wpri-6] Nesi, Ted (May 27, 2011). "All four Dems could run again as Segal mulls US House bid". WPRI.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[wrni-7] MacKay, Scott (September 30, 2011). "The parade to run against Rep. Cicilline is forming". WRNI-FM. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[8] McGowan, Dan (December 22, 2011). "NEW: Gemma, Segal Met to Discuss 1st District Race". GoLocalProv. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

[9] "Lynch confirms he will not run for Congress". The Providence Journal. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[10] MacKay, Scott (January 4, 2012). "Patrick Lynch shuts door on U.S. House rumors". WRNI-FM. Retrieved January 5, 2012.

[11] Nesi, Ted (March 2, 2012). "Cumberland's McKee rules out primary challenge to Cicilline". WPRI.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.

[12] Fitzpatrick, Edward (December 15, 2011). "BankRI president Merrill Sherman says she won't run for Congress". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[13] Gregg, Katherine (May 16, 2011). "Doherty launches campaign with $50,000 of his own; staffing is next". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[14] Armental, Maria (January 11, 2012). "John Loughlin will not run for the 1st Congressional seat held by Cicilline". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

[15] Peoples, Steve (April 29, 2011). "Langevin's Influence Jeopardized in Minority". GoLocalProv. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

[16] tabel2012.com

[17] Collette, Will (March 4, 2012). "Candidates for Convention Delegates Certified". Progressive Charlestown. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

[18] Kalunian, Kim (January 24, 2012). "Gardiner calls cyber security Langevin's 'feather bed'". Warwick Beacon. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

[19] McGowan, Dan (December 10, 2011). "GOP Rival says Langevin has Done Nothing in Congress". GoLocalProv. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

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