1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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.

1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

November 8, 1994
 
Nominee John Chafee Linda Kushner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,856 122,532
Percentage 64.5% 35.5%


U.S. senator before election

John Chafee
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Chafee
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Kushner faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Results

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

Candidates

Polling

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

Results

Results by county
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

References

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