# Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the southern and western part of the U.S State of Rhode Island.The district is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner, who has represented the district since January 2023.

## Composition
### Kent County (5)

    All 5 municipalities
Providence County (7)
    Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (part; also 1st), Scituate

### Washington County (9)

    All 9 municipalities

### Historical district boundaries
## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 60% - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 61% - 39% |
| 2014 | Governor | Fung 40% - 36% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50% - 43% |
| 2018 | Senate | Whitehouse 58% - 42% |
| 2018 | Governor | Raimondo 47% - 42% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | McKee 58% - 33% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56% - 42% |
| 2020 | Senate | Reed 63% - 37% |
| 2022 | Governor | McKee 55% - 42% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Matos 47.4% - 46.9% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Neronha 58% - 42% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Amore 56% - 44% |
| 2022 | General Treasurer | Diossa 51% - 49% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 52% - 45% |
| 2024 | Senate | Whitehouse 56% - 43% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| 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 | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1845. Retired. |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston (Hopkinton) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
| Nathan F. Dixon (Westerly) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1849. Retired. |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston (Hopkinton) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | 32nd 33rd 34th | Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired. |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston (Hopkinton) | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 32nd 33rd 34th | Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired. |
| William Daniel Brayton (Warwick) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1857. 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 | Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired. |
| James M. Pendleton (Westerly) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | 42nd 43rd | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
| Latimer Whipple Ballou (Woonsocket) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | 44th 45th 46th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. |
| Jonathan Chace (Providence) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885 | 47th 48th | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885 | 48th | |
| Nathan F. Dixon III (Westerly) | Republican | February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected to finish Chace's term. Retired. |
| William Almy Pirce (Olneyville) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887 | 49th | |
| Charles H. Page (Scituate) | Democratic | February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected to finish Pirce's term. Retired. |
| Warren O. Arnold (Gloucester) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. 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. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893 | 53rd | Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote in 1892 election. |
| Charles H. Page (Providence) | Democratic | April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | 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 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. |
| George H. Utter (Westerly) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 3, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | |
| Peter G. Gerry (Providence) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
| Walter Russell Stiness (Cowesett) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | 64th 65th 66th 67th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. |
| Richard S. Aldrich (Warwick) | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. |
| John Matthew O'Connell (Westerly) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73rd 74th 75th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. 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 – December 7, 1944 | 77th 78th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944 but resigned until next term began to enter U.S. Navy. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 7, 1944 – February 7, 1945 | 78th 79th |
| John E. Fogarty (Harmony) | Democratic | February 7, 1945 – January 10, 1967 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th | Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967 | 90th | |
| Robert Tiernan (Warwick) | Democratic | March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | 90th 91st 92nd 93rd | Elected to finish Fogarty's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost renomination. |
| Edward Beard (Cranston) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
| Claudine Schneider (Narragansett) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Jack Reed (Cranston) | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | 102nd 103rd 104th | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Robert Weygand (North Kingstown) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | 105th 106th | Elected in 1996. 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 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. 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 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Election history
### 2012

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 222,660 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 105,716 | 62.2 |
| | Republican | Rhue Reis | 63,844 | 37.6 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 344 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 169,904 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 133,108 | 58.1 |
| | Republican | Rhue R. Reis | 70,301 | 30.7 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey C. Johnson | 16,253 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | Salvatore G. Caiozzo | 8,942 | 3.9 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 544 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 229,148 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 126,476 | 63.5 |
| | Republican | Sal Caiozzo | 72,271 | 36.3 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 450 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,197 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 154,086 | 58.2 |
| | Republican | Robert Lancia | 109,894 | 41.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 577 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,557 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 100,919 | 50.4 |
| | Republican | Allan Fung | 93,637 | 46.8 |
| | Moderate | William Gilbert | 5,454 | 2.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 199 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 200,209 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2024

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Magaziner (incumbent) | 153,439 | 58.2 |
| | Republican | Steve Corvi | 109,381 | 41.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 660 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,480 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |