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The2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate from theState of Rhode Island, concurrently withthe election of thegovernor of Rhode Island, as well asother elections to the United States Senate in other states andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate andlocal elections.
IncumbentDemocratic senatorJack 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 DemocraticUnited States Senator during the 2014 elections.[1] 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 theconcurrent U.S. Senate elections, thereby costing them control of the chamber.[2]
Then-U.S. Representative Jack Reed was first elected to the U.S. Senatein 1996 to succeed retiring Democratic incumbentClaiborne 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 againstcasinopit manager Robert Tingle in2002 and2008.
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.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 98,610 | 100.00% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 23,780 | 100.00% | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[12] | Solid D | November 3, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[14] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Real Clear Politics[15] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jack Reed (D) | Mark Zaccaria (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[16] | July 5–24, 2014 | 922 | ± 3.4% | 63% | — | 12% | 25% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[17] | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 764 | ± 4% | 52% | 32% | 1% | 15% |
| Rasmussen Reports[18] | September 23–25, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 61% | 26% | 0% | 13% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[19] | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 724 | ± 4% | 64% | 22% | 0% | 14% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov[19] | 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[20] | 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[20] | 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[20] | 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[20] | 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[20] | January 28–30, 2013 | 614 | ± 4% | 75% | 10% | 16% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Reed (incumbent) | 223,675 | 70.58% | −2.82% | |
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 92,684 | 29.25% | +2.65% | |
| Write-in | 539 | 0.17% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 316,898 | 100% | N/A | ||
| Democratichold | |||||
| 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% |
