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2000-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Rhode Island (Class 1)


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Runoff Election: No Yes
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County Turnout Lincoln Chafee*
(R)		 Bob Weygand
(D)		 Christopher Young
(Reform)		 Kenneth Proulx
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bristol57%13,53761.2%8,16336.9%1830.8%2301.0%00.0%5,374 22,113
Kent56%44,71462.5%25,59335.8%7191.0%5550.8%00.0%19,121 71,581
Newport54%22,67363.5%12,30734.5%3491.0%3871.1%00.0%10,366 35,716
Providence44%108,90452.3%95,19345.7%2,2311.1%1,9180.9%00.0%13,711 208,246
Washington57%32,76061.0%19,76736.8%6251.2%5451.0%00.0%12,993 53,697
TOTAL 49% 222,58856.8% 161,02341.1% 4,1071.0% 3,6350.9% 1840.0% 61,565 391,537
Total R vote: 222,588 (56.8%)      Total D vote: 161,023 (41.1%)      Total Other vote: 7,926 (2.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,265,221 $2,297,885 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $2,531,413 $2,420,479 $0 $0
Cash on Hand: $266,192 $70,404 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $100 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $300,000 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $1,420,070 $1,292,375 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $17,500 $16,752 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $699,056 $836,823 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $62,164 $225,540 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $483,836 $382 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $483,836 $382 $0 $0
Net Spending: $2,749,057 $2,298,267 $0 $0

**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/2000



2000 Senate class 1, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
Lincoln Chafee* (R) 13,537 61.2%
Bob Weygand (D) 8,163 36.9%
Christopher Young (Ref) 183 0.8%
Kenneth Proulx (I) 230 1.0%
TOTAL 22,113
Turnout: 57%


2000 Senate class 1, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Lincoln Chafee* (R) 44,714 62.5%
Bob Weygand (D) 25,593 35.8%
Christopher Young (Ref) 719 1.0%
Kenneth Proulx (I) 555 0.8%
TOTAL 71,581
Turnout: 56%


2000 Senate class 1, Newport County
CandidateVotesPct
Lincoln Chafee* (R) 22,673 63.5%
Bob Weygand (D) 12,307 34.5%
Christopher Young (Ref) 349 1.0%
Kenneth Proulx (I) 387 1.1%
TOTAL 35,716
Turnout: 54%


2000 Senate class 1, Providence County
CandidateVotesPct
Lincoln Chafee* (R) 108,904 52.3%
Bob Weygand (D) 95,193 45.7%
Christopher Young (Ref) 2,231 1.1%
Kenneth Proulx (I) 1,918 0.9%
TOTAL 208,246
Turnout: 44%


2000 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Lincoln Chafee* (R) 32,760 61.0%
Bob Weygand (D) 19,767 36.8%
Christopher Young (Ref) 625 1.2%
Kenneth Proulx (I) 545 1.0%
TOTAL 53,697
Turnout: 57%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lincoln Chafee*
Total Disbursements: $2,265,221
Total Receipts: $2,531,413
Cash on Hand: $266,192
Candidate Contributions: $100
Candidate Loans: $300,000
Individual Contributions: $1,420,070
Party Contributions: $17,500
Other Committee Contributions: $699,056
Other Committee Transfers: $62,164
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $483,836
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $483,836
Net Spending: $2,749,057



Bob Weygand
Total Disbursements: $2,297,885
Total Receipts: $2,420,479
Cash on Hand: $70,404
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,292,375
Party Contributions: $16,752
Other Committee Contributions: $836,823
Other Committee Transfers: $225,540
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $382
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $382
Net Spending: $2,298,267



**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/2000


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Lincoln Chafee* 2,221 100.0% $2,265,221
TOTAL VOTES 2,221    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Bob Weygand 51,769 57.5% $2,297,885
2   Richard Licht 38,281 42.5%
TOTAL VOTES 90,050