Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by Democrat James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001.

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
From 2013 to 2023 From 2023 to 2033 Interactive map of district boundaries (Providence highlighted)
Representative	James Langevin D–Warwick
Distribution	84.5% urban 15.5% rural
Population (2021)	543,688
Median household income	$78,173[1]
Ethnicity	79.2% White 11.1% Hispanic 4.0% Black 3.2% Asian 1.8% Two or more races 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+4[2]

Composition

The district includes:

• the following communities in Providence County:
  • Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (precincts 2809–2812, 2840–2842, 2845–2846, 2851–2897, 8100–8102) and Scituate,
• all of Kent County
• all of Washington County

Historical district boundaries

Recent results from statewide elections

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Elisha R. Potter	Law and Order	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
Lemuel H. Arnold	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1845. Retired.
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
Nathan F. Dixon	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1849. Retired.
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd 34th	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired.
	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
William Daniel Brayton	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Lost re-election.
George H. Browne	Democratic/ Constitutional Union	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1861. Lost re-election.
Nathan F. Dixon	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	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
Latimer Whipple Ballou	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	44th 45th 46th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
Jonathan Chace	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		January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885	48th
Nathan F. Dixon III	Republican	February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885		Elected to finish Chace's term. Retired.
William Almy Pirce	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
Charles H. Page	Democratic	February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887		Elected to finish Pirce's term. Retired.
Warren O. Arnold	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	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890.
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	Democratic	April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Elected to finish vacant term. Retired.
Warren O. Arnold	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Retired.
Adin B. Capron	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	Republican	March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912	62nd	Elected in 1910. Died.
Vacant		November 3, 1912 – March 3, 1913
Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Walter Russell Stiness	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	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	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired.
Harry Sandager	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	76th	Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
John E. Fogarty	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. 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		January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967	90th
Robert Tiernan	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	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	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	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	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	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – present	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	Democratic	January 3, 2023 –		Elected in 2022.

Election history

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

In 2022, Langevin announced he would not run for reelection. Democrats running to replace him include David Segal, former two-term member of the RI House of Representatives and co-founder of national advocacy group Demand Progress; Omar Bah, Founder and executive director of the Refugee Dream Center;[7][8] Ed Pacheco, former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives;[9], Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island General Treasurer and former candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in 2022,[10] and Michael Neary, former political strategist & John Kasich staffer.[11]

Republican candidates include Jessica de la Cruz, member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district;[12] Robert Lancia, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2020,[13] and Allan Fung, former Mayor of Cranston and nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018.[14] Jessica de la Cruz dropped out of the race in April and endorsed Allan Fung.[15] Robert Lancia dropped out in June leaving Allan Fung as the only Republican in the primary. [16]

See also

• Rhode Island's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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