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 (2022) | 550,545 | ||
Median household income | $84,751[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 Seth Magaziner, who has represented the district since January 2023.
Composition
The district includes:
- The following communities in Providence County:
- Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (part) and Scituate,
- All of Kent County: Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Greenwich, and West Warwick,
- All of .
Historical district boundaries
Recent results from statewide 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 established March 4, 1843 | ||||
Elisha R. Potter (Kingston) |
Law and Order | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843 .Lost re-election. |
Lemuel H. Arnold (Wakefield) |
Whig
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March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1845 .Retired. |
Benjamin Babock Thurston )
(Hopkinton |
Democratic
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March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1847 .Lost re-election. |
Nathan F. Dixon )
(Westerly |
Whig
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March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1849 .Retired. |
Benjamin Babock Thurston )
(Hopkinton |
Democratic
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd 34th |
Re-elected in 1855 .Retired. |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
William Daniel Brayton )
(Warwick |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1859 .Lost re-election. |
George H. Browne (Providence) |
Democratic/
Constitutional Union |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1861 .Lost re-election. |
Nathan F. Dixon )
(Westerly |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 |
38th 39th 40th 41st |
Re-elected in 1868 .Retired. |
James M. Pendleton (Westerly) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872 .Lost re-election. |
Latimer Whipple Ballou )
(Woonsocket |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
Re-elected in 1878 .Retired. |
Jonathan Chace (Providence) |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885 |
47th 48th |
run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
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Vacant | January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885 |
48th | ||
Nathan F. Dixon III (Westerly) |
Republican | February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885 |
Elected to finish Chace's term .Retired. | |
Olneyville )
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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 (Scituate) |
Democratic | February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected to finish Pirce's term .Retired. | |
Gloucester )
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Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Re-elected in 1888 .Withdrew when neither candidate received a majority in 1890. |
Charles H. Page (Scituate) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890 .
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Vacant | March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893 |
53rd | Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote in 1892 election .
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Charles H. Page (Providence) |
Democratic | April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Elected to finish vacant term .Retired. | |
Warren O. Arnold (Chepachet) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894 .Retired. |
Adin B. Capron (Stillwater) |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Re-elected in 1908 .Retired. |
George H. Utter (Westerly) |
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 (Providence) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912 .Lost re-election. |
Walter Russell Stiness )
(Cowesett |
Republican
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March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920 .Retired. |
Richard S. Aldrich (Warwick) |
Republican | March 4, 1923, – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Retired. |
John Matthew O'Connell )
(Westerly |
Democratic
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936 .Retired. |
Harry Sandager (Cranston) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938 .Lost re-election. |
John E. Fogarty (Harmony) |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
Re-elected in 1966 .Died. |
Vacant | January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967 |
90th | ||
Robert Tiernan (Warwick) |
Democratic | March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Lost renomination. |
Edward Beard (Cranston) |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
Re-elected in 1978 .Lost re-election. |
Claudine Schneider (Narragansett) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Re-elected in 1988. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Jack Reed (Cranston) |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
102nd 103rd 104th |
Re-elected in 1994. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Robert Weygand (North Kingstown) |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
105th 106th |
Re-elected in 1998. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
James Langevin (Warwick) |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2023 |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
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 Retired. |
Seth Magaziner (Cranston) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. |
Election history
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
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Abel G. Collins | 20,212 | 9.1 | |
n/a
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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
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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
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Jeffrey C. Johnson | 16,253 | 7.1 | |
Independent
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Salvatore G. Caiozzo | 8,942 | 3.9 | |
n/a
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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
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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 |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 100,919 | 50.4 | ||
Republican | Allan Fung | 93,637 | 46.8 | ||
Moderate | William Gilbert | 5,454 | 2.7 | ||
Write-in | 199 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 200,209 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "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