The 2020 Rhode Island House of Representatives elections took place as part of the

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voters elected all 75 state representatives. State representatives serve two-year terms in the

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. A primary election held on September 8, 2020 determined which candidates would appear on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected were to serve in the

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Summary of results

Sources

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent representatives (all Democrats) did not appear on the September 8 primary ballot: # Joseph Almeida, District 12 # Dennis Canario, District 36 # Robert Jacquard, District 17 # Michael Morin, District 49 # Stephen Ucci, District 42

Defeated incumbents

In primary

Six incumbent representatives (all Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the September 8 primary. With the exception of Walsh, the defeated were all beaten by progressive challengers who saw the incumbents as too conservative for the Democratic party. # Raymond Johnston (D), District 61 # Daniel P. McKiernan (D), District 7 # Mario Mendez (D), District 13 # Christopher Millea (D), District 16 # Jose Serodio (D), District 64 #

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(D), District 3

In general election

Three incumbent representatives (two Democrats and an independent) sought reelection but were defeated in the November 3 general election. Among them was House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, who lost to Republican

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. # James Jackson (D), District 26 # John Lyle Jr. (I), District 46 # Nicholas Mattiello (D), District 15

Predictions

Detailed results

District 1

*No other candidate filed for District 1.

District 2

*No other candidate filed for District 2.

District 3

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 3.

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 7.

District 8

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 8.

District 9

District 10

No other candidate filed for District 10.

District 11

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 12

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 12.

District 13

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 13.

District 14

*No other candidate filed for District 14.

District 15

District 16

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 17

*No other candidate filed for District 17.

District 18

*No other candidate filed for District 18.

District 19

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 20

*No other candidate filed for District 20.

District 21

District 22

District 23

*No other candidates filed for District 23.

District 24

*No other candidate filed for District 24.

District 25

*No other candidate filed for District 25.

District 26

District 27

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 27.

District 28

District 29

*No other candidate filed for District 29.

District 30

District 31

*No other candidate filed for District 31.

District 32

*No other candidate filed for District 32.

District 33

*No other candidate filed for District 33.

District 34

*No other candidate filed for District 34.

District 35

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 35.

District 36

*No other candidate filed for District 36.

District 37

District 38

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 39

District 40

District 41

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 42

District 43

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 44

*No other candidate filed for District 44.

District 45

*No other candidate filed for District 45.

District 46

District 47

No other candidate filed for District 47.

District 48

No other candidate filed for District 48.

District 49

District 50

*No other candidate filed for District 50.

District 51

*No other candidate filed for District 51.

District 52

District 53

District 54

No other candidate filed for District 54.

District 55

*No other candidate filed for District 55.

District 56

*No other candidate filed for District 56.

District 57

*No other candidate filed for District 57.

District 58

*No other candidate filed for District 58.

District 59

No other candidate filed for District 59.

District 60

*No other candidate filed for District 60.

District 61

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 62

*No other candidate filed for District 62.

District 63

*No other candidate filed for District 63.

District 64

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 64.

District 65

*No other candidate filed for District 65.

District 66

*No other candidate filed for District 66.

District 67

*No other candidate filed for District 67.

District 68

District 69

District 70

;General election

District 71

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 72

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 73

*No other candidate filed for District 73.

District 74

;Democratic primary ;General election *No other candidate filed for District 74.

District 75

References

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