2012 united states senate election in rhode island

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      The 2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
      In the 2006 Senate election, former Attorney General of Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse defeated one-term Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. Chafee had been appointed to the Senate in 1999 when his father, the incumbent senator John Chafee died. He then won election to a first term in 2000. Whitehouse won 53.52% of the vote in 2006.
      Incumbent Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was reelected to a second term in a landslide by a 30-point margin of 65% - 35%. This election was the first time since 1970 that the election for Rhode Island's Class 1 Senate seat did not feature a member of the Chafee family.


      Democratic primary




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      Declared


      Sheldon Whitehouse, incumbent U.S. Senator


      Unsuccessful


      Todd Giroux, contractor and Independent candidate for governor in 2010


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      Republican primary




      = Candidates

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      Declared


      Barry Hinckley, president and co-founder of software company Bullhorn


      Declined


      Joseph Almond, Lincoln town administrator
      Scott Avedisian, Mayor of Warwick
      Donald Carcieri, former Governor of Rhode Island
      Giovanni Cicione, former chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party
      Brendan Doherty, former Rhode Island state police superintendent (running for a U.S. House seat)
      Leo Fontaine, Mayor of Woonsocket
      Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston
      John Robitaille, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2010


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      Independent




      = Candidates

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      Declined


      Alan Hassenfeld, former Hasbro CEO


      General election




      = Predictions

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      = Debates

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      Complete video of debate, October 24, 2012 - YouTube


      = Polling

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      Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic


      Bristol (largest municipality: Bristol)
      Kent (largest city: Warwick)
      Newport (largest municipality: Newport)
      Washington (largest municipality: South Kingstown)


      By congressional district


      Whitehouse won both congressional districts.


      See also


      2012 United States Senate elections
      2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island


      References




      External links


      Rhode Island Board of Elections
      Candidate issue positions at OnTheIssues
      Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
      Outside spending at Sunlight Foundation
      Official campaign websites (Archived)

      Barry Hinckley for U.S. Senate
      Sheldon Whitehouse for U.S. Senate

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