1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
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The 1990 Rhode Island United States Senate election was held on November 6, 1990 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Rhode Island. Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell decided to seek re-election and defeated Republican Representative Claudine Schneider in a landslide.[1]
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Pell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schneider: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates edit
Democrat edit
- Claiborne Pell, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican edit
- Claudine Schneider, U.S. Representative
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Claiborne Pell (Incumbent) | 225,105 | 61.83% | -10.83% | |
Republican | Claudine Schneider | 138,947 | 38.17% | +10.83% | |
Majority | 86,158 | 23.67% | -21.65% | ||
Turnout | 364,062 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |