1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

The 1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Barbara M. Leonard.

1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Claiborne Pell Barbara Leonard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 285,811 107,545
Percentage 72.7% 27.3%
County results
Pell:      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Claiborne Pell
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Claiborne Pell
Democratic

Elections in Rhode Island

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Results
General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claiborne Pell (incumbent) 285,811 72.66%
Republican Barbara Leonard 107,545 27.34%
Majority 178,266 45.32%
Total votes 393,356 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1984

References
  1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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