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2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a second term with nearly 80% of the vote. Reed's best performance was in Providence County, where he won with over 80% of the vote.

2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
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Nominee Jack Reed Robert Tingle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 253,922 69,881
Percentage 78.43% 21.57%
Reed:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Jack Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jack Reed
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Reed (incumbent) 85,315 100.00%
Total votes 85,315 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Robert Tingle, casino pit boss and nominee for RI-02 in 2000[2]

Results edit

Republican Party primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Tingle 16,041 100.00%
Total votes 16,041 100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Robert Tingle (R), casino pit boss and nominee for RI-02 in 2000

Campaign edit

Reed was an extremely popular senator who got token opposition in the general election. A May Brown University poll showed the incumbent with a 73% approval rating, higher than any other elected lawmaker in the state.[4] In June 2002, Tingle announced his candidacy.[5] Tingle described himself as a working man with a family, while Reed is single and a veteran politician.[6] In an October poll, Reed was up 61% to 14%.[7]

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D November 4, 2002

Results edit

General election results[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jack Reed (incumbent) 253,922 78.43% +15.12%
Republican Robert Tingle 69,881 21.57% -13.38%
Majority 183,966 56.85% +28.50%
Turnout 323,803
Democratic hold Swing

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Candidate From Casino Knows Odds". theDay.com. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "With apathy his opponent, Reed kicks off campaign". Providence Journal. May 20, 2002.
  5. ^ "Republican Tingle declares Senate bid to unseat Reed". Providence Journal. June 7, 2002. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Reed running hard to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate". Providence Journal. October 29, 2002. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "The poll: Rhode Island politics, Iraq". Providence Journal. October 23, 2002. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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