2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
November 4, 2008
	Reed: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Jack Reed; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jack Reed; Democratic

The 2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
Chris Young, perennial candidate

Results

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Reed (incumbent)	48,038	86.8%
	Democratic	Christopher Young	7,277	13.2%
Turnout			55,315

General election

Candidates

Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Robert Tingle (R), 2002 nominee, 2000 U.S. House nominee, and pit boss at Foxwoods Resort Casino^[1]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	October 23, 2008
CQ Politics^[3]	Safe D	October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report^[4]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 4, 2008

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Jack Reed (D)	Robert Tingle (R)
Rasmussen Reports^[6]	July 1, 2008	72%	20%

Results

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jack Reed (incumbent)	320,644	73.40%	−5.03%
	Republican	Bob Tingle	116,174	26.60%	+5.03%
Majority			204,470	46.81%	−10.05%
Turnout			436,818
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

	Jack Reed Democratic		Robert Tingle Republican		Others
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	17,507	72.2%	6,657	27.5%	84	0.3%
Kent	55,643	69.6%	23,885	29.9%	401	0.5%
Newport	27,981	71.4%	11,121	28.4%	114	0.3%
Providence	176,273	75.6%	55,607	23.9%	1,140	0.5%
Washington	43,240	69.3%	18,904	30.3%	255	0.4%

References

^ "Candidate From Casino Knows Odds". theDay.com. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Rasmussen Reports

External links

Rhode Island Board of Elections
U.S. Congress candidates for Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart
Rhode Island, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
Rhode Island U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Rhode Island U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
Tingle (R) vs Reed (D-i) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Jack Reed for U.S. Senate Democratic candidate
- Bob Tingle for U.S. Senate Republican candidate

[1] "Candidate From Casino Knows Odds". theDay.com. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2008.

[Cook_PR-2] "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[3] Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics

[Inside_Elections-4] "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[5] "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[6] Rasmussen Reports

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Candidates

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

See also

References

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