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Rhode Island, U.S. Senate

Voters in Rhode Island elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Sheldon Whitehouse (D). He was first elected in 2006.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party $5,190,199 $5,525,854 $768,760 As of December 31, 2018
Robert Flanders Jr. Republican Party $1,211,500 $1,211,223 $0 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Election history

2014

U.S. Senate, Rhode Island General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJack Reed Incumbent 70.6% 223,675
Republican Mark Zaccaria 29.2% 92,684
N/A Write-in 0.2% 539
Total Votes 316,898
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections

2012

U.S. Senate, Rhode Island General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheldon Whitehouse Incumbent 64.8% 271,034
Republican B. Barrett Hinckley, III 35% 146,222
Write-in N/A 0.2% 933
Total Votes 418,189
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Demographics

Demographic data for Rhode Island

Rhode IslandU.S.
Total population:1,055,607316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):1,0343,531,905
Gender
Female:51.6%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.1%73.6%
Black/African American:6.5%12.6%
Asian:3.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:13.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:86.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$56,852$53,889
Persons below poverty level:17.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Rhode Island.

As of July 2016, Rhode Island's three largest cities were Providence (pop. est. 180,000), Cranston (pop. est. 81,000), and Warwick (pop. est. 81,000).