David N. Cicilline
Last held office: U.S. House, RI-1 (2011–2023). Ran in 11 elections between 1994 and 2022, winning 11.
Last office: U.S. House, RI-1Born 1961
- Last margin
- +28.2
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 11
- 1994–2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Cicilline was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cicilline has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Cicilline won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Allen Rodney Waters (R) | 64% | D+28.2 | $2M | D+29.5 | |
| 2020 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Frederick Wysocki (I), Jeffrey Edward Lemire (I) | 70.8% | D+55.0 | $1.6M | — | |
| 2018 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Patrick J. Donovan (R) | 66.7% | D+33.6 | $1.6M | — | |
| 2016 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Harold Russell Taub (R) | 64.5% | D+29.4 | $1.5M | — | |
| 2014 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Comick Brendan Lynch (R) | 59.5% | D+19.3 | $1.4M | — | |
| 2012 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | Brendan P. Doherty (R), David S. Vogel (I) | 53% | D+12.1 | $2.4M | — | |
| 2010 | U.S. House, RI-1 | General | Won | John Loughlin (R), Kenneth A. Capalbo (I), Gregory Raposa (I) | 50.5% | D+6.0 | $2.1M | — | |
| 2000 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Michael L. Schein (R) | 63.5% | D+26.9 | — | — | |
| 1994 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2021–22
- Raised
- $2M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- Cash
- $850.3K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Cicilline has held
- U.S. House, RI-1 · 2011–2023
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 · 1994–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cicilline has run against
- Allen Rodney Waters (R) · 2022 election, won
- Frederick Wysocki (I) · 2020 election, won
- Patrick J. Donovan (R) · 2018 election, won
- Harold Russell Taub (R) · 2016 election, won
- Comick Brendan Lynch (R) · 2014 election, won
- Brendan P. Doherty (R) · 2012 election, won
- John Loughlin (R) · 2010 election, won
- Michael L. Schein (R) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Cicilline’s best result was 53% (Rhode Island's 1st District, 2010).
Cicilline’s polls in the database →How we know Cicilline
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide C001084
- FEC H0RI01073
- Wikidata Q938498
- Ballotpedia David N. Cicilline
- Vote Smart 7349
- GovTrack 412470
- OpenSecrets N00032019
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET