Rhode Island — 2016 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Rhode Island in 2016, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 2 of 2 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 252,525 | 54.4% |
| Republican | 180,543 | 38.9% |
| Libertarian | 14,746 | 3.2% |
| Write-in | 9,439 | 2.0% |
| Green | 6,220 | 1.3% |
| American Delta Party | 671 | 0.1% |
| Total | 464,144 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2016 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David N. Cicilline | Democrat | 130,534 | 64.5% |
| Harold Russell Taub | Republican | 71,023 | 35.1% |
| Write-in | 814 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 202,371 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Langevin | Democrat | 133,108 | 58.1% |
| Rhue R. Reis | Republican | 70,301 | 30.7% |
| Jeffrey C. Johnson | Independent | 16,253 | 7.1% |
| Salvatore G. Caiozzo | Independent | 8,942 | 3.9% |
| Write-in | 544 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 229,148 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2016 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.