2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2006 November 7, 2000 150x150px File:Lincoln Chafee official portrait (cropped 2).jpg Lincoln Chafee Republican Party (United States) 222,588 56.88% File:Bob Weygand.jpg Robert Weygand Democratic Party (United States) 161,023 41.15% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Weygand: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Lincoln ChafeeIn October 1999, Chafee was appointed by Governor Lincoln Almond to fill the vacancy caused by the death of (his father) Senator John Chafee. Republican Party (United States) Lincoln Chafee Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 7, 2000. Republican U.S. Senator John Chafee had announced in 1999 that he would not seek reelection, leading his son, Lincoln Chafee, to announce his own candidacy. The elder Chafee, however, died a few months later; his son was appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The younger Chafee, now the incumbent, sought a full term and won, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Bob Weygand. To date, this is the last congressional election in Rhode Island to be won by a Republican. Despite the death of elder Chafee, this was not a special election, as one for the year 2000 was already planned as a normal Senate election. Democratic primary Candidates Robert Weygand, U.S. Representative Richard A. Licht, former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island and nominee for the United States Senate in 1988 Results Weygand defeated former nominee Licht in the Democratic primary by a fair margin. Democratic primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2000/statewideprimary/feddem.php Results summary 2000 www.elections.state.ri.us PHP 2021-05-07 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185658/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2000/statewideprimary/feddem.php dead Robert Weygand Democratic Party (United States) 51,769 57.49 Richard A. Licht Democratic Party (United States) 38,281 42.51 90,050 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Lincoln Chafee, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican Party primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2000/statewideprimary/fedrep.php Results summary 2000 www.elections.state.ri.us PHP 2021-05-07 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190357/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2000/statewideprimary/fedrep.php dead Lincoln Chafee (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 2,221 100.00 2,221 100.00 General election At a state and federal level, Rhode Island has been one of the most Democratic states in the country since the 1930s. The state voted Republican only in landslide presidential elections. In the concurrent 2000 presidential election, Al Gore was safely favored to win by the state. Nonetheless, former Senator John Chafee managed to continually win re-election as a moderate Republican. Chafee died in 1999 and his son, Lincoln, was appointed to the seat. Lincoln Chafee similarly was a moderate Republican as Mayor of Warwick. In the general election, Republican Chafee won a full term with 57% of the vote to his opponent due to heavy ticket splitting. Al Gore carried Rhode Island in the concurrent presidential election with 61% of the vote. Candidates Lincoln Chafee (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Kenneth Proulx (I) Robert Weygand (D), U.S. Representative Christopher Young (Re) Debates Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000 Complete video of debate, November 1, 2000 Results General election resultsOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#39 2021-05-07 Republican Party (United States) Lincoln Chafee (Incumbent) 222,588 56.88% -7.65% Democratic Party (United States) Robert Weygand 161,023 41.15% +5.67% Reform Party (United States) Christopher Young 4,107 1.05% Independent (United States) Kenneth Proulx 3,635 0.93% 61,565 15.73% -13.32% 391,353 Republican Party (United States) By county Lincoln ChafeeRepublican Robert A. WeygandDemocratic All Others County Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol13,53761.22%8,16336.91%4131.87% Kent44,71462.47%25,59335.75%1,2741.78% Newport22,67363.48%12,30734.46%7362.06% Providence108,90452.30%95,19345.71%4,2491.99% Washington32,76061.01%19,76736.81%1,1702.17% See also 2000 United States Senate elections Notes References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Lincoln Chafee (R) for Senate Robert Weygand (D) for Senate Category:2000 Rhode Island elections Rhode Island 2000 Category:Lincoln Chafee