The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Jack Reed won re-election to a second term. Reed's best performance was in
Providence County
Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state capi ...
, where he won with over 80% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
* Robert Tingle, casino pit boss and nominee for
RI-02 in 2000
Results
General election
Candidates
*
Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
* Robert Tingle (R), casino pit boss and nominee for
RI-02 in 2000
Campaign
Reed was an extremely popular senator who got token opposition in the general election. A May
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
poll showed the incumbent with a 73% approval rating, higher than any other elected lawmaker in the state. In June 2002, Tingle announced his candidacy. Tingle described himself as a working man with a family, while Reed is single and a veteran politician. In an October poll, Reed was up 61% to 14%.
Predictions
Results
See also
*
2002 United States Senate election
References
{{United States elections, 2002
Rhode Island
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2002
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2002 Rhode Island elections