The 2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Rhode Island, concurrently with the election of the governor of Rhode Island, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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Incumbent Democratic senator Jack Reed ran for and won reelection to a fourth term in office. Reed won a higher share of the overall vote in his state than any other Democratic Senate candidate or incumbent Democratic United States Senator during the 2014 elections.[1] On the same day that Reed won a fourth term in the United States Senate with more than 70 percent of the vote, national Democrats lost nine seats in the concurrent U.S. Senate elections, thereby costing them control of the chamber.[2]
Background
editThen-U.S. Representative Jack Reed was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Claiborne Pell, the longest-serving senator in Rhode Island's history. Reed defeated Treasurer of Rhode Island Nancy Mayer in a landslide and was re-elected by even larger majorities against casino pit manager Robert Tingle in 2002 and 2008.
Rhode Island has elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress more than any other state in the nation over the last 100 years at 77 percent of the time.[3]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
editPrimary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 98,610 | 100.00% | |
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Mark Zaccaria, former chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party, former North Kingstown town councilman and nominee for RI-02 in 2008 and 2010[6]
Withdrew
edit- Raymond McKay, City of Warwick network administrator, president of the Rhode Island Republican Assembly and nominee for the state senate in 1998[6][7]
- Kara Young, conservative activist and perennial candidate[8][9]
Declined
edit- Scott Avedisian, Mayor of Warwick[10]
- Brendan Doherty, former superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and nominee for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2012[11]
- Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston (running for Governor)[10]
Primary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 23,780 | 100.00% | |
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[12] | Solid D | November 3, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[14] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Real Clear Politics[15] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Mark Zaccaria (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[16] | July 5–24, 2014 | 922 | ± 3.4% | 63% | — | 12% | 25% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[17] | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 764 | ± 4% | 52% | 32% | 1% | 15% |
| Rasmussen Reports[18] | September 23–25, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 61% | 26% | 0% | 13% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[19] | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 724 | ± 4% | 64% | 22% | 0% | 14% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[19] | October 16–23, 2014 | 866 | ± 6% | 65% | 20% | 0% | 15% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Scott Avedisian (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 60% | 30% | 10% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Donald Carcieri (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 66% | 25% | 9% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Brendan Doherty (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Allan Fung (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 63% | 29% | 8% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jack Reed (D) |
Curt Schilling (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 75% | 10% | 16% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 223,675 | 70.58% | −2.82% | |
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 92,684 | 29.25% | +2.65% | |
| Write-in | 539 | 0.17% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 316,898 | 100% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senate election results (2014)". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press. "2014 Senate Election Results". Politico. Politico LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Ostermeier, Eric (April 1, 2014). "Which States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?". Smart Politics.
- ^ "Jack Reed formally announces his re-election bid". Rhode Island Public Radio. May 4, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Gregg, Katherine (June 24, 2014). "Former Rhode Island GOP chairman Zaccaria takes on U.S. Sen. Reed". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Philip Marcelo (March 13, 2014). "Warwick Republican Ray McKay to announce U.S. Senate run". Providence Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "12 candidates file papers in RI governor's race". NBC 10 News. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Hatch, Kendall (July 21, 2014). "Few surprises on offer as Rhode Island secretary of state certifies primary ballot". Fall River Herald News. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Nesi, Ted (August 7, 2012). "Fung, Robitaille, Block may run for gov against Dems, Chafee". WPRI-TV. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Donnis, Ian (December 19, 2012). "Robitaille takes himself out of the 2014 governor's race". Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
- ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
- ^ Rasmussen Reports
- ^ a b CBS News/NYT/YouGov
- ^ a b c d e Public Policy Polling
- ^ "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.