United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2000

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2000

1994 ← November 7, 2000 → 2006

Nominee Lincoln Chafee Robert Weygand Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 222,588 161,023 Percentage 56.9% 41.2%

U.S. Senator before election Lincoln Chafee Republican Elected U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee Republican

The 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee was re-elected his first full term after being appointed in 1999 to fill the seat of his father John Chafee.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Weygand, U.S. Congressman
• Richard A. Licht, former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1988 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Weygand	51,769	57.49%
	Democratic	Richard A. Licht	38,281	42.51%
Totals			90,050	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lincoln Chafee, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Lincoln Chafee (inc.)	2,221	100.00%
Totals			2,221	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Lincoln Chafee (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Kenneth Proulx (I)
• Robert Weygand (D), U.S. Congressman
• Christopher Young (Re)

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lincoln Chafee (incumbent)	222,588	56.88%	-7.65%
	Democratic	Robert Weygand	161,023	41.15%	+5.67%
	Reform	Christopher Young	4,107	1.05%
	Independent	Kenneth Proulx	3,635	0.93%
Majority			61,565	15.73%	-13.32%
Turnout			391,353
	Republican hold		Swing