1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island

1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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The 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John O. Pastore did not seek re-election. Republican John Chafee won the seat, defeating Democrat Richard P. Lorber. Chafee was the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Rhode Island since 1930.

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Democratic primary

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Incumbent Governor of Rhode Island Noel was favored in the primary but ultimately lost by 100 votes to the less known Lorber. This was partly due to the candidacy of Senate Majority leader John Hawkins, which split the establishment vote. Lorber was a political novice.

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Republican primary

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Declined

General election

Results

Republican Chafee defeated Lorber in a landslide with 58% of the vote, becoming the first Republican Senator from Rhode Island since 1930. Chafee would continue to be re-elected even as Rhode Island trended more Democratic into the 1990s, and he served until his death in 1999.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Flashback: Lorber's long shot candidacy". March 3, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "RI US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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    "RI US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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