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2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
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U.S. senator before election; Jack Reed; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jack Reed; Democratic

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.

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

Then-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

Candidates

Declared

Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator^[4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Reed (incumbent)	98,610	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

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

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

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

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Zaccaria	23,780	100.00%

General election

Predictions

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

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%

Hypothetical polling

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

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2014^[21]
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

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "Senate election results (2014)". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved February 5, 2019.

[2] Associated Press. "2014 Senate Election Results". Politico. Politico LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.

[3] Ostermeier, Eric (April 1, 2014). "Which States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?". Smart Politics.

[4] "Jack Reed formally announces his re-election bid". Rhode Island Public Radio. May 4, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[Primary-5] "2014 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

[zaccaria_pj-6] Gregg, Katherine (June 24, 2014). "Former Rhode Island GOP chairman Zaccaria takes on U.S. Sen. Reed". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[7] Philip Marcelo (March 13, 2014). "Warwick Republican Ray McKay to announce U.S. Senate run". Providence Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

[8] "12 candidates file papers in RI governor's race". NBC 10 News. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[9] 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.

[wpri_gov-10] 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.

[Robitaille-11] Donnis, Ian (December 19, 2012). "Robitaille takes himself out of the 2014 governor's race". Retrieved December 20, 2012.

[12] "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[13] "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[14] "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[15] "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[16] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[17] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[18] Rasmussen Reports

[CBS_News/NYT/YouGov-19] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[Public_Policy_Polling-20] Public Policy Polling

[21] "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links