2020 Senate elections · Rhode Island history
Rhode Island U.S. Senate election 2020
Jack Reed DEM +33.1 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 494,262
- Margin
- 33.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in RI
- D+20.8same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Reed Won | DEM | 328,574 | 66.48% | |
| Allen R. Waters | REP | 164,855 | 33.35% | |
| Write-in | — | 833 | 0.17% | |
| Total | 494,262 | |||
Official source: general_election
Other Rhode Island Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Sheldon Whitehouse | 20.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jack Reed | 33.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Sheldon Whitehouse | 23.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jack Reed | 41.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Sheldon Whitehouse | 29.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jack Reed | 46.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Sheldon Whitehouse | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Jack Reed | 56.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Lincoln Chafee | 15.7 |
| 1996 | Class II | Jack Reed | 28.4 |
| 1994 | Class I | John H. Chafee | 29.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Claiborne Pell | 23.7 |
Full Rhode Island Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2020 Rhode Island Senate race?
Jack Reed (DEM) won with 66.5% of the vote, ahead of Allen R. Waters (33.4%), a margin of 33.1 points.
Did the Rhode Island Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Rhode Island Senate race?
494,262 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.