The 2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was on November 6, 2012, alongside the
presidential election,
elections to the
United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent
Democratic
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Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse was reelected to a second term in a landslide by a 30% margin of 65% - 35%.
Background
In the
2006 Senate election, former
Attorney General of Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse defeated one-term Republican incumbent
Lincoln Chafee. Chafee had been appointed to the Senate in 1999 when his father, the incumbent Senator
John Chafee died. He then won election to a first term
in 2000. Whitehouse won 53.52% of the vote in 2006.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
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Sheldon Whitehouse, incumbent U.S. Senator
Unsuccessful
* Todd Giroux, contractor and Independent candidate for governor in
2010
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Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Barry Hinckley, president and co-founder of software company Bullhorn
Declined
* Joseph Almond,
Lincoln town administrator
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Scott Avedisian, Mayor of
Warwick
*
Donald Carcieri, former
Governor of Rhode Island
* Giovanni Cicione, former Chairman of the
Rhode Island Republican Party
* Brendan Doherty, former Rhode Island state police superintendent (running for
a U.S. House seat)
* Leo Fontaine, Mayor of
Woonsocket
*
Allan Fung, Mayor of
Cranston
*
John Robitaille
John Robitaille ( ; born August 14, 1948) is an American politician and businessman. He was the Republican party nominee in the 2010 election for Governor of Rhode Island, which he lost to independent candidate Lincoln Chafee on November 2, 2010.
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, businessman and nominee for Governor
in 2010
Polling
Results
Independent
Candidates
Declined
* Alan Hassenfeld, former
Hasbro CEO
General election
Predictions
Debates
Complete video of debate October 24, 2012 -
YouTube
Polling
Results
See also
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2012 United States Senate elections
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References
External links
Rhode Island Board of Electionsat
OnTheIssues
Campaign contributionsat
OpenSecrets.org
Outside spendingat
Sunlight Foundation
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;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Barry Hinckley for U.S. SenateSheldon Whitehouse for U.S. Senate
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