Lincoln D. Chafee
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 26, 1953
- Current age
- 73
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 2000–2010
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chafee525,109
Opponents489,719
3
Elections run
Between 2000 and 2010, Lincoln D. Chafee ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Chafee's biggest single-election total was 222,588 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island. Chafee's closest win came in the 2010 governor election in Rhode Island, decided by 8,660 votes.
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How many votes has Lincoln D. Chafee received?
Lincoln D. Chafee has received 525,109 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | GovernorRhode Island | Won | 123,57136.1% | John Robitaille |
| 2006 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Lost | 178,95046.48% | Sheldon Whitehouse |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 222,58856.88% | Robert A. Weygand Christopher Young Kenneth P. Proulx |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001040) and Wikidata (Q44690). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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