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1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for Rhode Island (Class 1)


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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Vote Margin %
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County Turnout John Chafee*
(R)		 Richard Licht
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bristol58%13,08860.5%8,55439.5%00.0%4,534 21,642
Kent59%41,93858.7%29,54041.3%00.0%12,398 71,478
Newport51%20,08259.7%13,54740.3%00.0%6,535 33,629
Providence50%114,03750.3%112,80449.7%00.0%1,233 226,841
Washington54%28,12863.4%16,27236.6%00.0%11,856 44,400
TOTAL 53% 217,27354.6% 180,71745.4% 60.0% 36,556 397,996
Total R vote: 217,273 (54.6%)      Total D vote: 180,717 (45.4%)      Total Other vote: 6 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,019,329 $2,881,141
Total Receipts: $3,016,004 $2,922,990
Cash on Hand: $50,360 $41,848
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $2,000
Loans by Candidate: $0 $257,620
Total Individual Contributions: $1,384,413 $1,914,123
Party Contributions: $17,597 $26,260
Other Committee Contributions: $1,171,594 $685,702
Transfers from Other Committees: $10,137 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $3,287 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $198 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $3,089 $0
Net Spending: $3,022,418 $2,881,141

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/RI/1988



1988 Senate class 1, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee* (R) 13,088 60.5%
Richard Licht (D) 8,554 39.5%
TOTAL 21,642
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee* (R) 41,938 58.7%
Richard Licht (D) 29,540 41.3%
TOTAL 71,478
Turnout: 59%


1988 Senate class 1, Newport County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee* (R) 20,082 59.7%
Richard Licht (D) 13,547 40.3%
TOTAL 33,629
Turnout: 51%


1988 Senate class 1, Providence County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee* (R) 114,037 50.3%
Richard Licht (D) 112,804 49.7%
TOTAL 226,841
Turnout: 50%


1988 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee* (R) 28,128 63.4%
Richard Licht (D) 16,272 36.6%
TOTAL 44,400
Turnout: 54%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Chafee*
Total Disbursements: $3,019,329
Total Receipts: $3,016,004
Cash on Hand: $50,360
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,384,413
Party Contributions: $17,597
Other Committee Contributions: $1,171,594
Other Committee Transfers: $10,137
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $3,287
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $198
Net Independent Expenditures: $3,089
Net Spending: $3,022,418



Richard Licht
Total Disbursements: $2,881,141
Total Receipts: $2,922,990
Cash on Hand: $41,848
Candidate Contributions: $2,000
Candidate Loans: $257,620
Individual Contributions: $1,914,123
Party Contributions: $26,260
Other Committee Contributions: $685,702
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $2,881,141



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/RI/1988


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**

No Democrat primary