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2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Field	Value
election_name	2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
country	Rhode Island
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
previous_year	2008
next_election	2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
next_year	2020
election_date	November 4, 2014
image_size	x150px
image1	File: Jack Reed, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
nominee1	Jack Reed
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	223,675
percentage1	70.58%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Mark Zaccaria
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	92,684
percentage2	29.25%
map	{{switcher
map_caption	Reed:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Jack Reed
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Jack Reed
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

|[[File:2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island results map by county.svg|250px]] |County results |[[File:2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island results map by municipality.svg|250px]] |Municipality results}} The 2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Rhode Island, concurrently with the election of the governor of Rhode Island, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic senator Jack Reed ran for and won reelection to a fourth term in office. Reed won a higher share of the overall vote in his state than any other Democratic Senate candidate or incumbent Democratic United States Senator during the 2014 elections. On the same day that Reed won a fourth term in the United States Senate with more than 70 percent of the vote, national Democrats lost nine seats in the concurrent U.S. Senate elections, thereby costing them control of the chamber.

Background

Then-U.S. Representative Jack Reed was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Claiborne Pell, the longest-serving senator in Rhode Island's history. Reed defeated Treasurer of Rhode Island Nancy Mayer in a landslide and was re-elected by even larger majorities against casino pit manager Robert Tingle in 2002 and 2008.

Rhode Island has elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress more than any other state in the nation over the last 100 years at 77 percent of the time.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Mark Zaccaria, former chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party, former North Kingstown town councilman and nominee for RI-02 in 2008 and 2010

Withdrew

Raymond McKay, City of Warwick network administrator, president of the Rhode Island Republican Assembly and nominee for the state senate in 1998
Kara Young, conservative activist and perennial candidate

Declined

Scott Avedisian, Mayor of Warwick
Brendan Doherty, former superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and nominee for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2012
Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston (running for Governor)

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report		November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Mark
Zaccaria (R)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	922	± 3.4%	63%	—	12%	25%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	764	± 4%	52%	32%	1%	15%
Rasmussen Reports	September 23–25, 2014	750	± 4%	61%	26%	0%	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	724	± 4%	64%	22%	0%	14%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	866	± 6%	65%	20%	0%	15%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Scott
Avedisian (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2013	614	± 4%	60%	30%	10%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Donald
Carcieri (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2013	614	± 4%	66%	25%	9%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Brendan
Doherty (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2013	614	± 4%	63%	34%	3%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Allan
Fung (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2013	614	± 4%	63%	29%	8%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jack
Reed (D)	Curt
Schilling (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2013	614	± 4%	75%	10%	16%

Results

By county

Jack Reed
Democratic	Mark Zaccaria
Republican	Others	County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	12,856	72.1%	4,940	27.7%	29	0.2%
Kent	38,320	66.0%	19,663	33.9%	80	0.1%
Newport	20,532	70.7%	8,472	29.2%	33	0.1%
Providence	121,097	73.3%	43,866	26.5%	531	0.2%
Washington	30,849	66.1%	15,742	33.7%	66	0.1%

References

"Senate election results (2014)". [[The New York Times]].
"2014 Senate Election Results". Politico LLC.
Ostermeier, Eric. (April 1, 2014). "Which States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?". Smart Politics.
(May 4, 2014). "Jack Reed formally announces his re-election bid". Rhode Island Public Radio.
"2014 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Gregg, Katherine. (June 24, 2014). "Former Rhode Island GOP chairman Zaccaria takes on U.S. Sen. Reed". [[The Providence Journal]].
Philip Marcelo. (March 13, 2014). "Warwick Republican Ray McKay to announce U.S. Senate run". Providence Journal.
(June 25, 2014). "12 candidates file papers in RI governor's race". [[WJAR.
Hatch, Kendall. (July 21, 2014). "Few surprises on offer as Rhode Island secretary of state certifies primary ballot". Fall River Herald News.
Nesi, Ted. (August 7, 2012). "Fung, Robitaille, Block may run for gov against Dems, Chafee". [[WPRI-TV]].
Donnis, Ian. (December 19, 2012). "Robitaille takes himself out of the 2014 governor's race".
"2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014".
"The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks".
"2014 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
"2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics.
[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2014-midterms-republicans-narrowly-favored-to-capture-senate-in-november/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/battleground-tracker-2014-rhode-island/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2014/rhode_island/election_2014_rhode_island_senate Rasmussen Reports]
[http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/senate-races-battleground-tracker/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_RI_201.pdf Public Policy Polling]
"RI.gov: Election Results".

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