United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1990
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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 Senator Claiborne Pell decided to seek re-election and defeated Republican Representative Claudine Schneider in a landslide.[1]
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Candidates [edit]
Democrat [edit]
- Claiborne Pell – incumbent Senator since 1961; from Newport, Rhode Island.
Republican [edit]
- Claudine Schneider – U.S. Congressman from Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 1981; from Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Results [edit]
| United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1990[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Claiborne Pell (inc.) | 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 | ||||
