1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1988 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1988 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2000 November 8, 1994 File:John Chafee official photo higher quality (cropped).png 150x150px John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 222,856 64.52% 3x4.svg Linda Kushner Democratic Party (United States) 122,532 35.48% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator John Chafee Republican Party (United States) John Chafee Republican Party (United States) The 1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Chafee won re-election to a fourth term, as well as his planned final term. Chafee died of heart-failure on October 24, 1999, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, having already announced his intention to retire in 2000 on March 15, 1999. His son Lincoln, then the mayor of Warwick, was appointed to replace him by Governor Lincoln Almond. Democratic primary Candidates Linda Kushner, State Representative Results Kushner faced no opposition in the Democratic primary. Republican primary Candidates John Chafee, incumbent U.S. Senator Robert A. Post, Jr. Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/1994/repprimary.php Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting 2011-04-24 2011-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133616/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/1994/repprimary.php dead John Chafee (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 27,906 69.03 Robert A. Post, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 12,517 30.97 40,423 100.00 General election Candidates John Chafee (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Linda Kushner (D), State Representative Polling Source Date Chaffee (R) Kushner (D) Brown University October 2, 1994 55% 24% Providence Journal-Bulletin November 4, 1994 58% 27% Results Chafee was re-elected in what would be his final Senate term. He would die in 1999 and be succeeded by his son, Lincoln Chafee. General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994/94Stat.htm#39 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Party (United States) John Chafee (Incumbent) 222,856 64.52% +9.93% Democratic Party (United States) Linda Kushner 122,532 35.48% -9.93% 100,324 29.05% +19.86% 345,388 Republican Party (United States) See also 1994 United States Senate elections References Rhode Island 1994 Category:1994 Rhode Island elections