2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →

Nominee Jack Reed Robert Tingle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 253,922 69,881 Percentage 78.4% 21.6%

County resultsMunicipality resultsShow all Reed:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Jack Reed Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jack Reed Democratic

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The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 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[]

• Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Robert Tingle, casino pit boss and nominee for RI-02 in 2000^[2]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

• Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Robert Tingle (R), casino pit boss and nominee for RI-02 in 2000

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]

Predictions[]

Results[]

See also[]

• 2002 United States Senate election

References[]