United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2002
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a third term. Reed's best performance was in Providence County, where he won with over 80% of the vote.
poll showed the incumbent with a 73% approval rating, higher than any other elected lawmaker in the state. In June 2002, Tingle announced his candidacy. Tingle described himself as a working man with a family, while Reed is single and a veteran politician. In an October poll, Reed was up 61% to 14%.
Results
Results
Candidates
- Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Robert TingleRobert TingleRobert G. Tingle is an American casino pit manager and a former candidate for public office in the state of Rhode Island.-Early life:Tingle was born in Darby, Pennsylvania.In 1975, he graduated from Atlantic City High School....
(R), 2000 U.S. House nominee and casino pit boss
Campaign
Reed was an extremely popular senator who got token opposition in the general election. A May Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
poll showed the incumbent with a 73% approval rating, higher than any other elected lawmaker in the state. In June 2002, Tingle announced his candidacy. Tingle described himself as a working man with a family, while Reed is single and a veteran politician. In an October poll, Reed was up 61% to 14%.