United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2002
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 second term. Reed's best performance was in Providence County, where he won with over 80% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Jack Reed (inc.) |
85,315 |
100.00 |
| Total votes |
85,315 |
100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Republican Party primary results[3] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Robert Tingle |
16,041 |
100.00 |
| Total votes |
16,041 |
100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Campaign
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
References
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