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2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|
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An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The two people in the election were Jack Reed (Democratic Party) and Allen Waters (Republican Party). Waters was not liked by the Republican Party after people said he did domestic violence.[1] Reed won the election and stayed as Senator.[2]
Primary elections happened on September 8, 2020. Both the Democratic and Republican Party primary elections had only one person in them.[3]
Democratic primary results[4]
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Jack Reed (incumbent)
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65,859
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100.0%
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| Total votes
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65,859
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100.0%
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Republican primary results[4]
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Allen Waters
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8,819
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100.0%
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| Total votes
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8,819
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100.0%
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| United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020[5]
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Jack Reed (incumbent)
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328,574
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66.48%
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-4.10%
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Republican
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Allen Waters
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164,855
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33.35%
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+4.10%
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Write-in
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833
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0.17%
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±0.00%
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| Total votes
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494,262
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100.0%
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Democratic hold
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