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United States Senate elections in Rhode Island, 2012
 Rhode Island's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
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Sheldon Whitehouse  |
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Solid D (As of March 2012) |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is June 27, 2012. The primary elections will be held on September 11, 2012.
The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Sheldon Whitehouse (D). First elected in 2006, Whitehouse is running for re-election in 2012.
Candidates
Democratic Primary
- Sheldon Whitehouse: Incumbent
Republican primary
- Barry Hinckley: Software company founder[1]
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: [2]
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Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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| Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Rhode Island Senate | |
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| Month | Rating |
| March 22, 2012[3] | |
| March 1, 2012[4] | |
| January 26, 2012[5] | |
| December 22, 2011[6] | |
| December 1, 2011[7] | |
Election history
2008
On November 4, 2008, Jack Reed won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Robert G. Tingle in the general election.[8]
| U.S. Senate, Rhode Island General Election, 2008 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jack Reed Incumbent |
73.4% | 320,644 | |
| Republican | Robert G. Tingle | 26.6% | 116,174 | |
| Total Votes | 436,818 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Sheldon Whitehouse won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Dwight Grotberg, Roland Riemers, and James Germalic in the general election.[9]
| U.S. Senate, Rhode Island General Election, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sheldon Whitehouse |
53.5% | 206,043 | |
| Republican | Lincoln Chafee | 46.5% | 178,950 | |
| Total Votes | 384,993 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
References
- ↑ Cranston Herald "Whitehouse opponent Hinckley confident, ‘we can beat this guy’," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
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