United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2002
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a third term. Reed's best performance was in Providence County, where he won with over 80% of the vote.
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Democratic primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
- Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results [edit]
| Democratic primary results[1] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jack Reed (inc.) | 85,315 | 100.00% | |
| Totals | 85,315 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
- Robert Tingle, 2000 U.S. House nominee and casino pit boss[2]
Results [edit]
| Republican Party primary results[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Robert Tingle | 16,041 | 100.00% | |
| Totals | 16,041 | 100.00% | ||
General election [edit]
Candidates [edit]
- Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Robert Tingle (R), 2000 U.S. House nominee and casino pit boss
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]
Results [edit]
| General election results[8] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jack Reed (inc.) | 253,922 | 78.43% | +15.12% | |
| Republican | Robert Tingle | 69,881 | 21.57% | -13.38% | |
| Majority | 183,966 | 56.85% | +28.50% | ||
| Turnout | 323,582 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2002/statewideprimary/summary.php
- ^ "Candidate From Casino Knows Odds". theDay.com. 2008-07-02.
- ^ http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2002/statewideprimary/summary.php
- ^ "With apathy his opponent, Reed kicks off campaign". Providence Journal. May 20, 2002.
- ^ "Republican Tingle declares Senate bid to unseat Reed". Providence Journal. June 7, 2002.
- ^ "Reed running hard to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate". Providence Journal. October 29, 2002.
- ^ "The poll: Rhode Island politics, Iraq". Providence Journal. October 23, 2002.
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#39
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