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1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1988 November 8, 1994 2000 →
 
Nominee John Chafee Linda Kushner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,856 122,532
Percentage 64.52% 35.48%

Chafee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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. Chafee died of heart-failure on October 24, 1999, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, having already announced his intention to retire in 2000 on March 15, 1999. His son Lincoln, then the mayor of Warwick, was appointed to replace him by Governor Lincoln Almond.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Kushner faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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Candidates

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Polling

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

Results

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Chafee was re-elected in what would be his final Senate term. He would die in 1999 and be succeeded by his son, Lincoln Chafee.

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".