Democratic
Arlette Hidalgo
Teacher
- Experience
- No elected office
Rhode Island › Rhode Island House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Rhode Island House District 12
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Arlette Hidalgo has no major-party opponent.
Arlette Hidalgo has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Carlos Cedeno
Candidate for HD-12 in 2020
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean D+56: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 14,202
- People per km²
- 1,817
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 15%
- White, no degree
- 11%of adults
- White 17%
- Hispanic 63%
- Black 13%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
2,789 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jose F Batista (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
8,204 two-party votes · D+53.2 · D+54.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.6%
Donald Trump (R)23.4%
2022
1,418 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jose F Batista (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
3,140 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jose F Batista (D)97.8%
Writein (—)2.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
3,803 two-party votes · D+63.9 · D+59.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)82.0%
Donald Trump (R)18.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
3,918 two-party votes · D+86.9 · D+84.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)93.4%
Donald Trump (R)6.6%