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1996 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1996 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election?

Jack Reed won the 1996 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election. Jack Reed received 230,676 popular votes (63.31%). The main challenger was Nancy J. Mayer (34.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Reed and Mayer

Reed +28.4 pts · won by 103,308 votes
Jack ReedDemocraticWINNER63.31%
230,676 votes
Nancy J. MayerRepublican34.96%
127,368 votes
Donald W. LovejoyIndependent1.74%
6,327 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.