Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 529,295 | ||
Median household income | $74,180[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+4[2] |
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by Democrat James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001.
In 2022, Langevin announced he would not run for reelection, Democrats running to replace him include Omar Bah, Founder and executive director of the Refugee Dream Center;[3][4] Ed Pacheco, former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives;[5], Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island General Treasurer and former candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in 2022.[6] and , former political strategist & John Kasich staffer.[7] Republican candidates include Jessica de la Cruz, member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district;[8] and Robert Lancia, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2020.[9]
Cities and towns currently in the district[]
The district includes:
- the following communities in Providence County:
- Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (precincts 2809–2812, 2840–2842, 2845–2846, 2851–2897, 8100–8102) and Scituate,
- all of Kent County
- all of Washington County
Recent presidential elections[]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Al Gore 63% – George W. Bush 31% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 57% – George W. Bush 41% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 61% – John McCain 37% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 60% – Mitt Romney 38% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 51% – Donald Trump 44% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 56% – Donald Trump 42% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
Elisha R. Potter |
Law and Order | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
Lemuel H. Arnold |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1845. Retired. |
Benjamin Babock Thurston | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
Nathan F. Dixon |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1849. Retired. |
Benjamin Babock Thurston | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd 34th |
Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired. |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
William Daniel Brayton |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Lost re-election. |
George H. Browne |
Democratic/ Constitutional Union |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1861. Lost re-election. |
Nathan F. Dixon |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 |
38th 39th 40th 41st |
Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired. |
James M. Pendleton |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
Latimer Whipple Ballou |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. |
Jonathan Chace |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
Vacant | January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885 |
48th | ||
Nathan F. Dixon, III |
Republican | February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885 |
Elected to finish Chace's term. Retired. | |
William Almy Pirce | Republican | March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities. |
Vacant | January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887 |
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Charles H. Page |
Democratic | February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected to finish Pirce's term. Retired. | |
Warren O. Arnold |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Withdrew when neither candidate received a majority in 1890. |
Charles H. Page |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. |
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893 |
53rd | Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote in 1892 election. | |
Charles H. Page |
Democratic | April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Elected to finish vacant term. Retired. | |
Warren O. Arnold |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. Retired. |
Adin B. Capron |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. |
George H. Utter |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. Died. |
Vacant | November 3, 1912 – March 3, 1913 |
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Peter G. Gerry |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
Walter Russell Stiness |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. |
Richard S. Aldrich |
Republican | March 4, 1923, – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. |
John Matthew O'Connell | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired. |
Harry Sandager |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
John E. Fogarty |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Died. |
Vacant | January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967 |
90th | ||
Robert Tiernan |
Democratic | March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected to finish Fogarty's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost renomination. |
Edward Beard |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
Claudine Schneider |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Jack Reed |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
102nd 103rd 104th |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Robert Weygand |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
105th 106th |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
James Langevin |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – present |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at end of term. |
Recent election results[]
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 105,716 | 62.2 | |
Republican | Rhue Reis | 63,844 | 37.6 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 344 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 169,904 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 133,108 | 58.1 | |
Republican | Rhue R. Reis | 70,301 | 30.7 | |
Independent | Jeffrey C. Johnson | 16,253 | 7.1 | |
Independent | Salvatore G. Caiozzo | 8,942 | 3.9 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 544 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 229,148 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 |
Historical district boundaries[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Hollingworth, Daniel (January 22, 2022). "Founder of Rhode Island's Refugee Dream Center running for Congress". WJAR. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (January 22, 2022). "Refugee Dream Center founder Omar Bah to run for Congress - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Nesi, Ted (January 21, 2022). "Former Rep. Ed Pacheco to seek Langevin seat; de la Cruz mulling a campaign". wpri.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ NEWS, NBC 10 (January 26, 2022). "Seth Magaziner announces run for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District". WJAR. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ NEWS, WPRI 12 (February 4, 2022). "5th Democrat says he's running for Langevin seat". WPRI. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Hollingworth, Daniel (January 23, 2022). "Republican Rhode Island State Senator Jessica de la Cruz running for Congress". turnto10.com. WJAR. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "GOP's Lancia announces another run for Congress". AP NEWS. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "RI.gov: Election Results". Government of Rhode Island, Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "2014 General Election Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Upcoming Elections". www.elections.state.ri.us. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 41°34′11″N 71°36′56″W / 41.56972°N 71.61556°W
- Congressional districts of Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Constituencies established in 1843
- 1843 establishments in Rhode Island