United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1994

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1994
November 8, 1994

 
Nominee John Chafee Linda Kushner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,856 122,532
Percentage 64.5% 35.5%
County results
U.S. Senator before election

John Chafee
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

John Chafee
Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Chafee won re-election to a fourth term and it would be Chafee's final term. On March 15, 1999 he announced he would not seek a fifth term meaning that 2000 would be his last year in office. On October 24, 1999, Chafee died of heart-failure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at the age of 77.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Kusher faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • John Chafee, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Robert A. Post, Jr.

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Chafee (Incumbent) 27,906 69.03
Republican Robert A. Post, Jr. 12,517 30.97
Total votes 40,423 100.00

General election

Candidates

Polling

Source Date Chaffee (R) Kushner (D)
Brown University October 2, 1994 55% 24%
Providence Journal-Bulletin November 4, 1994 58% 27%

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John Chafee (Incumbent) 222,856 64.52% +9.93%
Democratic Linda Kushner 122,532 35.48% -9.93%
Majority 100,324 29.05% +19.86%
Turnout 345,388
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/1994/repprimary.php
  2. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994/94Stat.htm#39
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