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2000 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2000 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election?

Lincoln D. Chafee won the 2000 Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election. Lincoln D. Chafee received 222,588 popular votes (56.88%). The main challenger was Robert A. Weygand (41.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Chafee and Weygand

Chafee +15.7 pts · won by 61,565 votes
Lincoln D. ChafeeRepublicanWINNER56.88%
222,588 votes
Robert A. WeygandDemocratic41.15%
161,023 votes
Christopher YoungReform1.05%
4,107 votes
Kenneth P. ProulxIndependent0.93%
3,635 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.