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The2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent the State ofRhode Island, concurrently with the2020 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the United States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate and local elections. IncumbentDemocratic SenatorJack Reed was challenged by Republican nominee Allen Waters. Waters was later disavowed by the state Republican Party after charges of domestic assault in 2019 became public.[1]
Reed easily won a fifth term in office with 66.5% of the vote and a 33.1% margin. Despite his clear landslide victory, this was actually his worst Senate re-election performance, and the first time since his initial election to the U.S. Senate in1996 in which he failed to receive at least 70% of the vote. Nevertheless, he outperformed Democratic presidential nomineeJoe Biden by 7.2% in theconcurrent presidential election, the largest overperformance by any Democratic Senate candidate in 2020.[2]
Reed carried seven towns thatJoe Biden failed to carry in theconcurrent presidential election, includingCoventry,Exeter,Hopkinton,Johnston,North Smithfield,Scituate, andSmithfield.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 65,859 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 65,859 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Allen Waters | 8,819 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 8,819 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe D | October 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[9] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[11] | Safe D | October 30, 2020 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[13] | Safe D | October 23, 2020 |
| DDHQ[14] | Safe D | November 3, 2020 |
| 538[15] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Economist[16] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Shift by county
Trend relative to the state by county| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 328,574 | 66.48% | −4.10% | |
| Republican | Allen Waters | 164,855 | 33.35% | +4.10% | |
| Write-in | 833 | 0.17% | ±0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 494,262 | 100.0% | |||
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| County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Bristol | 19,106 | 69.8% | 8,213 | 30.0% | 40 | 0.2% |
| Kent | 54,770 | 60.8% | 35,255 | 39.1% | 100 | 0.1% |
| Newport | 30,580 | 69.3% | 13,527 | 30.6% | 51 | 0.1% |
| Providence | 175,783 | 68.2% | 81,590 | 31.6% | 538 | 0.2% |
| Washington | 47,188 | 64.2% | 26,189 | 35.6% | 105 | 0.1% |
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Reed won both congressional districts.[18]
| District | Reed | Waters | Representative |
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| 1st | 70% | 29% | David Cicilline |
| 2nd | 63% | 37% | James Langevin |
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