Rhode Island House
District 2
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Robert Weygand |
Democratic |
118,827 |
64.5% |
| Richard Wild |
Republican |
58,458 |
31.7% |
| Thomas Ricci |
Independent |
3,139 |
1.7% |
| Gail Casman |
Independent |
2,199 |
1.2% |
| Jack Potter |
Independent |
1,695 |
0.9% |
| 1996 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Robert Weygand |
Democratic |
19,898 |
48.1% |
| Joseph Paolino Jr. |
Democratic |
15,689 |
37.9% |
| Kathryn O'Hare |
Democratic |
4,876 |
11.8% |
| Joseph McGair |
Democratic |
904 |
2.2% |
| 1996 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Richard Wild |
Republican |
4,659 |
53.0% |
| Robin Porter |
Republican |
2,617 |
29.8% |
| John Matson |
Republican |
1,191 |
13.6% |
| Robert Plante |
Republican |
317 |
3.6% |
| 1998 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Robert Weygand |
Democratic |
110,917 |
72.0% |
| John Matson |
Republican |
38,169 |
24.8% |
| Timothy Miller |
Reform |
4,877 |
3.2% |
| 1998 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Matson |
Republican |
3,855 |
60.0% |
| Rodney Driver |
Republican |
2,571 |
40.0% |
| 2000 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Langevin |
Democratic |
123,805 |
62.2% |
| Rodney Driver |
Independent |
42,625 |
21.4% |
| Robert Tingle |
Republican |
27,932 |
14.0% |
| Dorman Hayes Jr. |
Independent |
4,536 |
2.3% |
| 2000 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Langevin |
Democratic |
22,955 |
47.2% |
| Kathleen Coyne-McCoy |
Democratic |
14,219 |
29.3% |
| Angel Taveras |
Democratic |
5,803 |
11.9% |
| Kevin McAllister |
Democratic |
5,633 |
11.6% |
| 2002 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Langevin |
Democratic |
129,390 |
76.3% |
| John Matson |
Republican |
37,767 |
22.3% |
| Dorman Hayes Jr. |
Home protect |
2,327 |
1.4% |
| 2002 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Matson |
Republican |
6,934 |
61.1% |
| Rod Driver |
Republican |
4,419 |
38.9% |
| 2004 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
154,392 |
74.6% |
| Chuck Barton |
Republican |
43,139 |
20.8% |
| Edward Morabito |
Independent |
6,196 |
3.0% |
| Dorman Hayes |
Ind save childrn |
3,303 |
1.6% |
| 2004 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Langevin |
Democratic |
19,244 |
85.6% |
| John Hamilton |
Democratic |
3,230 |
14.4% |
| 2006 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
140,352 |
72.7% |
| Rod Driver |
Independent |
52,743 |
27.3% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
24,988 |
61.8% |
| Jennifer Lawless |
Democratic |
15,458 |
38.2% |
| 2008 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
158,416 |
70.1% |
| Mark Zaccaria |
Republican |
67,433 |
29.9% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
20,007 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Jim Langevin |
Democratic |
104,442 |
59.9% |
| Mark Zaccaria |
Republican |
55,409 |
31.8% |
| John Matson |
Independent |
14,584 |
8.4% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Langevin |
Democratic |
25,603 |
57.4% |
| Elizabeth Dennigan |
Democratic |
15,146 |
34.0% |
| Ernest Greco |
Democratic |
3,833 |
8.6% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Mark Zaccaria |
Republican |
5,674 |
54.9% |
| William Clegg |
Republican |
2,233 |
21.6% |
| Michael Gardiner |
Republican |
1,468 |
14.2% |
| Donald Robbio |
Republican |
965 |
9.3% |
Demographic Data
| Population |
524,162 |
| Percentage White |
84.3% |
| Percentage Black |
4.5% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.6% |
| Percentage Asian |
2.6% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race |
2.5% |
| Percentage Other Race |
5.4% |
| |
| Percentage Hispanic |
9.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White |
81.2% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
3.9% |
| |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
13.6% |
| |
| Median Household Income |
$44,129 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
35.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 |
11.9% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 |
40.9% |
| |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
7.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
44.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
43.3% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
13.7% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
47.6% |
| Percentage with a College Degree |
25.2% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
33.4% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
27.4% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
14.8% |
| |
| Percentage Married Couples |
49.9% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children |
22.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.4% |

Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012
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