2012 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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 232,679 161,926
Percentage 54.39% 37.85%
Swing Decrease0.97% Increase0.01%
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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

See also: Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

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 had represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

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

Nominee
Declined

General election

Endorsements

Brendan Doherty (R)
Organizations

Debates

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 (LV) ± 5.7% 43% 42% 6% 8%
OnMessage, Inc. October 24–25, 2012 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 39% 45% 6% 10%
Brown University September 26–October 5, 2012 236 (LV) ± 6.3% 46% 40% 7% 7%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc. September 26–29, 2012 501 (LV) ± 6.2% 44% 38% 6% 10%
Feldman (D-Cicilline) September 13–17, 2012 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 46% 36% 7% 11%
Benenson (D-DCCC) September 13–16, 2012 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 45% 8% 11%
DCCC (D) September 10, 2012 578 (LV) ± 5.6% 49% 43% — 8%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc. February 20–23, 2012 250 (RV) ± 6.2% 33% 49% — 16%
WPRI/Fleming & Assoc. May 13–15, 2011 300 (RV) ± 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% 4% 27%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Tossup November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[17] Tilt D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[18] Tossup November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] Lean D November 5, 2012
NY Times[20] Lean D November 4, 2012
RCP[21] Lean D November 4, 2012
The Hill[22] Tossup November 4, 2012

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2012 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 108,612 53.0
Republican Brendan 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

See also: Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

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 had represented Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 2001, ran for re-election.[23]

Abel Collins, an environmental activist, mounted an independent campaign in the general election.[24]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
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

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
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%
Brown University September 26–October 5, 2012 235 (LV) ± 6.3% 49% 32% 5% 14%
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

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  2. ^ a b c "RI.gov: Election Results". Government of Rhode Island, Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "Lynch confirms he will not run for Congress". The Providence Journal. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ MacKay, Scott (January 4, 2012). "Patrick Lynch shuts door on U.S. House rumors". WRNI-FM. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
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  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. ^ "CANDIDATES". gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  17. ^ "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  18. ^ [1], as of November 4, 2012
  19. ^ Crystal Ball, as of November 5, 2012
  20. ^ House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4, 2012
  21. ^ [2], as of November 4, 2012
  22. ^ "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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  27. ^ Kalunian, Kim (January 24, 2012). "Gardiner calls cyber security Langevin's 'feather bed'". Warwick Beacon. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

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