United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 4
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes (for presidential elections only)
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 14
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's two congressional districts.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Rhode Island modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election. Witness or notary requirements were suspended for mail-in ballots.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held both congressional seats from Rhode Island.
| Members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island—Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| David Cicilline |  Democratic |
1 |
| Jim Langevin | Democratic |
2 |
Voting in Rhode Island
- See also: Voting in Rhode Island
Click the links below for more information on Rhode Island elections in 2020:
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Rhode Island elections as battlegrounds:
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- David N. Cicilline (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jeffrey Lemire (Independent)
- Frederick Wysocki (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
- David N. Cicilline (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 2
General election candidates
- Jim Langevin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Robert Lancia (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Jim Langevin (Incumbent) ✔
- Dylan Conley
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Rhode Island in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Rhode Island, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Rhode Island | 1st Congressional District | Recognized party | 250 | Reduced for 2020 | N/A | N/A | 6/24/2020 (declaration of candidacy due); 7/10/2020 (nomination papers due) | Source |
| Rhode Island | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 250 | Reduced for 2020 | N/A | N/A | 6/24/2020 (declaration of candidacy due); 7/10/2020 (nomination papers due) | Source |
| Rhode Island | 2nd Congressional District | Recognized party | 250 | Reduced for 2020 | N/A | N/A | 6/24/2020 (declaration of candidacy due); 7/10/2020 (nomination papers due) | Source |
| Rhode Island | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 250 | Reduced for 2020 | N/A | N/A | 6/24/2020 (declaration of candidacy due); 7/10/2020 (nomination papers due) | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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