United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Rhode Island has a closed primary system, meaning only registered members of a particular party may vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by August 12. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.[1]
- See also: Rhode Island elections, 2012
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, one of the two districts was considered to be in play, District 1.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win both districts while Republicans would win 0 seats.[3]
Primary competitiveness
Rhode Island tied with Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Washington for having the most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 100% of major party primaries having been contested (4 out of 4). The national average was 54.31%.
Two U.S. House incumbents ran for re-election in Rhode Island in 2012. 2 of those 2 (100%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held each 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 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 2 |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
Name | Party | District |
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David N. Cicilline | 1 | |
James R. Langevin | 2 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 2 seats up for election in 2012 in Rhode Island. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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Rhode Island, District 1 | 12.1% | 205,115 | Brendan Doherty | |
Rhode Island, District 2 | 20.6% | 222,660 | Michael G. Riley |
General election candidates
District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
1st | David N. Cicilline | No | ||
2nd | James R. Langevin | No |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
September 11, 2012, primary results
Democratic Primary
- David N. Cicilline: Incumbent
- Ann Marie Delaney[4]
- Anthony Gemma: Businessman[5]
- Christopher Young[4]
- David N. Cicilline: Incumbent
- Brendan Doherty: Retired police office[6]
- Michael J. Donahue[4]
- Brendan Doherty: Retired police office[6]
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
September 11, 2012, primary results
Democratic Primary
- James R. Langevin: Incumbent
- John Matson[4]
- James R. Langevin: Incumbent
- Michael J. Gardiner Lawyer
- Michael G. Riley: Businessman[7]
- Donald F. Robbio[4]
- Kara D. Russo[4]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Rhode Island, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Elections and Voting," accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Rhode Island," September 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Rhode Island Secretary of State "Candidate Search Page," accessed June 30, 2012
- ↑ Boston.com "RI businessman challenges Cicilline in primary," April 16, 2012
- ↑ Providence Journal Doherty funds campaign with $50,000 of his own money December 23, 2011
- ↑ Providence Journal Narragansett businessman to challenge Langevin December 23, 2011