2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The two people in the election were Jack Reed (Democratic Party) and Allen Waters (Republican Party). Waters was not liked by the Republican Party after people said he did domestic violence.[1] Reed won the election and stayed as Senator.[2]
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Primary elections happened on September 8, 2020. Both the Democratic and Republican Party primary elections had only one person in them.[3]
Democratic Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 65,859 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 65,859 | 100.0% | ||
Republican Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Allen Waters | 8,819 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 8,819 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 328,574 | 66.48% | -4.10% | |
| Republican | Allen Waters | 164,855 | 33.35% | +4.10% | |
| Write-in | 833 | 0.17% | ±0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 494,262 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2020 United States Senate Election In Rhode Island Media
2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island results map by municipality
This image shows the precinct level results for the 2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island.
References
- ↑ Gregg, Katherine. "R.I. GOP rescinds endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate Allen Waters". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ Rakich, Nathaniel (2020-12-02). "There Wasn't That Much Split-Ticket Voting In 2020". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.