Claudine Schneider, U.S. Representative

Claudine Schneider

U.S. Representative
Born
March 25, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–1990
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schneider822,114
Opponents647,297
7
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1990, Claudine Schneider ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 2. Schneider's biggest single-election total was 145,218 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 2. Schneider's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 2, decided by 19,513 votes.

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How many votes has Claudine Schneider received?

Claudine Schneider has received 822,114 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.

Election history

Claudine Schneider’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. SenateRhode IslandLost138,94738.17%Claiborne Deb. Pell
1988U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon145,21872.12%Ruth S. Morgenthau
1986U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon113,60371.81%Donald J. Ferry
1984U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon134,28267.61%Richard Sinapi
1982U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon96,28255.64%James V. Aukerman
1980U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon115,05755.31%Edward P. Beard (head-to-head)
1978U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost78,72547.39%Edward P. Beard (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000136) and Wikidata (Q521721). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Claudine Schneider: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/claudine-schneider. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.