United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2008

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2008

November 4, 2008

Nominee Jack Reed Robert Tingle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 320,644 116,174 Percentage 73.4% 26.6%

County results

U.S. senator before election Jack Reed Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jack Reed Democratic

The 2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jack Reed, Incumbent U.S. Senator
• Chris Young, perennial candidate

Results

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jack Reed	48,038	86.8
	Democratic	Christopher Young	7,277	13.2
Turnout			55,315

General election

Candidates

• Jack Reed (D), Incumbent U.S. Senator
• Robert Tingle (R), 2002 nominee, 2000 U.S. House nominee, and pit boss at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Reed	Tingle
Rasmussen Reports	July 1, 2008	72%	20%

Results

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jack Reed	320,644	73.4	-5.0
	Republican	Bob Tingle	116,174	26.6	+5.0
Majority			204,470
Turnout			436,818
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Rhode Island Board of Elections
• U.S. Congress candidates for Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart
• Rhode Island, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
• Rhode Island U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Rhode Island U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• Tingle (R) vs Reed (D-i) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites
  • Jack Reed for U.S. Senate Democratic candidate
  • Bob Tingle for U.S. Senate Republican candidate