Rhode Island / Senate
How did Rhode Island vote for the Senate?
2024 · data family: electiondata.dev
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) won by 20.0 points
20.0ptsSenate, 2024: winner's margin
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) 59.9%, Patricia Morgan (Republican) 39.9%
- 491,948 votes for Senate candidates
Compare every state: where Rhode Island ranks for 2024
- Democrat ahead
- Republican ahead
Show the numbers (17 rows)
| Year | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2024 | D +20.0 |
| 2020 | D +33.1 |
| 2018 | D +23.1 |
| 2014 | D +41.3 |
| 2012 | D +29.8 |
| 2008 | D +46.6 |
| 2006 | D +7.0 |
| 2002 | D +56.9 |
| 2000 | R +15.7 |
| 1996 | D +28.4 |
| 1994 | R +29.0 |
| 1990 | D +23.7 |
| 1988 | R +9.2 |
| 1984 | D +45.3 |
| 1982 | R +2.4 |
| 1978 | D +50.2 |
| 1976 | R +15.7 |
Every Senate race since 1976
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 59.9% | Patricia Morgan (R) 39.9% | 20.0 pts | 491,948 |
| 2020 | John F. Reed (D) 66.5% | Allen R. Waters (R) 33.4% | 33.1 pts | 494,262 |
| 2018 | Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 61.4% | Robert G. Flanders Jr. (R) 38.3% | 23.1 pts | 376,738 |
| 2014 | Jack Reed (D) 70.6% | Mark S. Zaccaria (R) 29.2% | 41.3 pts | 316,898 |
| 2012 | Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 64.8% | Benjamin Barrett Hinckley Iii (R) 35.0% | 29.8 pts | 418,189 |
| 2008 | Jack Reed (D) 73.1% | Robert G. Tingle (R) 26.5% | 46.6 pts | 438,812 |
| 2006 | Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 53.5% | Lincoln Chafee (R) 46.5% | 7.0 pts | 384,993 |
| 2002 | Jack Reed (D) 78.4% | Robert G. Tingle (R) 21.6% | 56.9 pts | 323,582 |
| 2000 | Lincoln D. Chafee (R) 56.9% | Robert A. Weygand (D) 41.1% | 15.7 pts | 391,353 |
| 1996 | Jack Reed (D) 63.3% | Nancy J. Mayer (R) 35.0% | 28.4 pts | 364,371 |
| 1994 | John H. Chafee (R) 64.5% | Linda J. Kushner (D) 35.5% | 29.0 pts | 345,388 |
| 1990 | Claiborne Pell (D) 61.8% | Claudine Schneider (R) 38.2% | 23.7 pts | 364,062 |
| 1988 | John H. Chaffee (R) 54.6% | Richard A. Licht (D) 45.4% | 9.2 pts | 397,990 |
| 1984 | Claiborne Deb. Pell (D) 72.7% | Barbara M. Leonard (R) 27.3% | 45.3 pts | 393,356 |
| 1982 | John H. Chafee (R) 51.2% | Julius C. Michaelson (D) 48.8% | 2.4 pts | 342,778 |
| 1978 | Claiborne Pell (D) 75.1% | James G. Reyonlds (R) 24.9% | 50.2 pts | 305,618 |
| 1976 | John H. Chafee (R) 57.7% | Richard P. Lorber (D) 42.0% | 15.7 pts | 398,906 |
Get this data
This page's numbers, as JSON:
curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-ri/senate.jsonEvery Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):
curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"What this can't tell you
- Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
- Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.
How the answer is decided
Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.