1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
	Pell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Schneider: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Claiborne Pell; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Claiborne Pell; Democratic

The 1990 Rhode Island United States Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Rhode Island. Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell decided to seek re-election and defeated Republican Representative Claudine Schneider in a landslide.^[1]

Candidates

Democrat

Claiborne Pell, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

Claudine Schneider, U.S. Representative

Results

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1990^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claiborne Pell (Incumbent)	225,105	61.83%	−10.83%
	Republican	Claudine Schneider	138,947	38.17%	+10.83%
Majority			86,158	23.67%	−21.65%
Turnout			364,062
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Our Campaigns - RI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990".
^ Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).

[1] "Our Campaigns - RI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990".

[2] Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).

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