2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island explained

Election Name:	2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Country:	Rhode Island
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Next Year:	2014
Election Date:	November 4, 2008
Image1:	File:Jack Reed, official photo portrait, 2008.jpg
Nominee1:	Jack Reed
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	320,644
Percentage1:	73.40%
Nominee2:	Robert Tingle
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	116,174
Percentage2:	26.60%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Jack Reed
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Jack Reed
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jack Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Chris Young, perennial candidate

Results

General election

Candidates

• Jack Reed (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Robert Tingle (R), 2002 nominee, 2000 U.S. House nominee, and pit boss at Foxwoods Resort Casino^[1]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[2]		October 23, 2008
align=left	CQ Politics^[3]		October 31, 2008
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[4]		November 2, 2008
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[5]		November 4, 2008

Results

See also

• 2008 United States Senate elections

External links

• Rhode Island Board of Elections
• U.S. Congress candidates for Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart
• Rhode Island, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
• Rhode Island U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Rhode Island U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Tingle (R) vs Reed (D-i) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites (Archived)
  • Jack Reed for U.S. Senate Democratic candidate
  • Bob Tingle for U.S. Senate Republican candidate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Candidate From Casino Knows Odds . July 2, 2008 . theDay.com . July 8, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524020841/http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=c51c6849-23ce-4804-9819-ace578873127 . May 24, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
2. Web site: 2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008 . The Cook Political Report . April 1, 2021.
3. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate
4. Web site: 2008 Senate ratings . Inside Elections . April 1, 2021.
5. Web site: 2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results . Real Clear Politics . August 31, 2021.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20080708123129/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/rhode_island/election_2008_rhode_island_senate Rasmussen Reports