Electoral History
| Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Sheldon Whitehouse | 205,274 | 53.5 | ||
| Republican | Lincoln Chafee (Incumbent) | 178,548 | 46.5 | -7.0 | |
| Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Sheldon Whitehouse (Incumbent) | 254,718 | 65.0 | +11.5 | |
| Republican | Barry Hinckley | 137,056 | 35.0 | ||
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