U.S. Senate elections in Rhode Island
Elections won
R 9 · D 2837 Senate elections since 1916
Last decided by
20.0 pts2024, Sheldon Whitehouse over Patricia Morgan
Closest ever
1.13 pts1930, Jesse H. Metcalf over Peter G. Gerry
Longest streak
14 in a rowDemocratic, 1934–1972
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Rhode Island's U.S. Senate seats are held by Democrat Jack Reed and Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse; Whitehouse won the most recent race by 20.0 points in 2024. Reed has held one seat since 1996 and Whitehouse the other since 2006. The 2024 race put Whitehouse ahead of Patricia Morgan, 20.0 points clear. Across 37 elections since 1916, Republicans have won 9 and Democrats 28. Of those, the closest was 1930, decided by 1.1 points; the widest 1964, by 65.5 points.
Sheldon Whitehouse D 294,665 · Patricia Morgan R 196,039
Jack Reed D 328,574 · Allen R. Waters R 164,855
Sheldon Whitehouse D 231,477 · Robert G. Flanders Jr. R 144,421
Jack Reed D 223,675 · Mark S. Zaccaria R 92,684
Sheldon Whitehouse D 271,034 · Benjamin Barrett Hinckley III R 146,222
Jack Reed D 320,644 · Robert G. Tingle R 116,174
Sheldon Whitehouse D 206,043 · Lincoln D. Chafee R 178,950
Jack Reed D 253,774 · Robert G. Tingle R 69,808
Lincoln D. Chafee R 222,588 · Robert A. Weygand D 161,023 · Christopher Young Rf 4,107 · Kenneth P. Proulx I 3,635
John H. Chafee R 222,856 · Linda J. Kushner D 122,532
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 225,105 · Claudine Schneider R 138,947
John H. Chaffee R 217,273 · Richard A. Licht D 180,717
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 285,811 · Barbara M. Leonard R 107,545
John H. Chafee R 175,495 · Julius C. Michaelson D 167,283
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 229,557 · James G. Reyonlds R 76,061
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 221,942 · John H. Chafee R 188,990 · John Quattrocchi I 2,041 · Patrick M. Detemple S 458
John O. Pastore D 230,469 · John McLaughlin R 107,351 · David N. Fenton P 2,406 · Daniel B. Fein S 996
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 219,331 · Ruth M. Briggs R 104,838
John O. Pastore D 319,607 · Ronald R. Lagueux R 66,715
Claiborne Deb. Pell D 275,575 · Raoul Archambault R 124,408
John O. Pastore D 222,166 · Bayard Ewing R 122,353
Theodore F. Green D 193,654 · Walter I. Sundlun R 132,970
John O. Pastore D 225,128 · Bayard Ewing R 185,850
Theodore F. Green D 190,284 · Thomas P. Hazard R 130,668
J. Howard McGrath D 150,748 · W. Gurnee Dyer R 122,780
Theodore F. Green D 138,247 · Ira L. Letts R 100,240
Peter G. Gerry D 173,847 · James O. McManus R 141,311
Peter G. Gerry D 140,700 · Felix Herbert R 105,545
Jesse H. Metcalf R 120,815 · William S. Flynn D 87,620 · James P. Reid W 475 · Edward M. Sullivan I 419 · +1 more
Peter G. Gerry D 82,889 · R. Livingston Beeckman R 68,930 · James I. Bartholomew L 6,102 · James Matthews S 968
Peter G. Gerry D 47,048 · Henry F. Lippitt R 39,211 · Frederick W. Hurst S 1,996 · Frank J. Sibley P 454 · +1 more