United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to the election).[4]
- See also: Rhode Island elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held both 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 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 2 |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
Name | Party | District |
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David Cicilline | 1 | |
James R. Langevin | 2 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 2 seats up for election in 2014 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 two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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Rhode Island District 1 | 19.3% | 146,353 | Cormick Lynch | |
Rhode Island District 2 | 24.6% | 169,904 | Rhue Reis |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
David Cicilline - Incumbent
Cormick Lynch
September 9, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
James R. Langevin - Incumbent
Rhue Reis[10]
Failed to file
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative In Congress District 1," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Associated Press, "Rhode Island - Summary Vote Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Republican Cormick Lynch mounts challenge for Rep. Cicilline’s seat in Congress," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Cumberland man announces run for Congress in R.I.'s 1st District," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative In Congress District 1," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Newcomer Republican Reis to challenge Democrat incumbent Rep. Langevin," accessed January 25, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative In Congress District 2," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative In Congress District 1," accessed August 21, 2014