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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Rhode Island > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 12, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 12, 2006 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH July 04, 2010 01:57pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2000
NameLincoln Chafee Votes222,588 (56.88%)
Term01/03/2001 - 01/03/2007 Margin61,565 (+15.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameSheldon Whitehouse Votes206,110 (53.47%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin27,109 (+7.03%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceRI US Senate 11/07/2006
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/28/2004 09/12/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Stephen Laffey 15 8 ----
Lincoln Chafee 12 1 3 8
Leaning Call: Lincoln Chafee (63.95%)
Weighted Call: Stephen Laffey (97.13%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/10/2005 08/30/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Lincoln Chafee Mayor Stephen Laffey  
PartyRepublican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 34,939 (54.17%) 29,556 (45.83%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,383 (-8.35%)  
Predict Avg.44.60% 55.36%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 09/03/2005  
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MATCHUP POLLS (8 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg43.50%-- 45.00%--  
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
08/29/06-08/30/06		 53.00% -- 39.00% --
Rhode Island College 
08/28/06-08/30/06		 34.00% 5.0 51.00% 13.0
Rhode Island College 
06/19/06-06/22/06		 39.00% 17.0 38.00% 10.0
National Research Inc. (R) 
05/21/06-05/24/06		 46.00% -- 44.00% --
American Research Group 
04/25/06-05/02/06		 48.00% -- 39.00% --
Rhode Island College 
04/17/06-04/20/06		 56.00% -- 28.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R John McCain 🔗
R CincinnatiReds1990
D Homegrown Democrat
  US Chamber of Commerce
  NARAL America
  Republicans for Environmental Protection
R PAVictory06
R CAGOP
  League of Conservation Voters (LCV)
  Sierra Club
R ...
R Rockefeller Republican
R Donald L. "Don" Carcieri 🔗
  NARAL Pro-Choice America
D liberal1
D Bulldogscm
D GavinBrown
R Barack O-blame-a
D Brandonius Maximus
REFS Servo
R Captain America
CST off_to_DC
R PragCon 3.0
R TurnerforCongress
R SC Moose
R Carol A. Mumford
D Tsongas Democrat
R Rob Brodner
R SC-Conservative
NPA ...
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 02, 2006 08:00pm Commentary Club for Growth: Chafing Chafee's Record  Article Chase McFadden 
Aug 31, 2006 02:00pm Poll Laffey Takes Commanding Lead in [RI] Republican U. S. Senate Primary  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 20, 2006 03:45pm General Rebellion by Base Roils a Republican Race; Conservative's Run Against Moderate May Hand Rhode Island Senate Seat to Democrats  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 06, 2006 06:00pm Analysis Wife of Convicted GOP Official Hired by Chafee Campaign  Article RP 
Jun 29, 2006 11:00am News Laffey dismisses his party's convention  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 14, 2006 12:00pm News [RI] A Republican on the Edge  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 24, 2006 12:00pm Blog Entry Margin For Error: Can You Poll The GOP Primary In Rhode Island?  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 23, 2006 05:00pm Profile Maverick R.I. Republican Takes on Chafee  Article RP 
Dec 06, 2005 09:25pm News Teachers consider endorsing [RI Sen] Chafee before it’s too late  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 16, 2005 08:00am Endorsement GOP Likes Chafee As Best Chance in R.I.  Article CBlock941 
Oct 24, 2005 01:00pm News Ads become a hot issue in [RI] GOP [Sen] race  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 17, 2005 12:00am News NRSC Cuts New R.I. [Senate] Ad  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 03, 2005 12:00am General National GOP Senate panel launches attack ad against Laffey  Article RP 
Sep 16, 2005 10:00am News National GOP note hits [Cranston, RI Mayor] Laffey  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 15, 2005 07:00pm Commentary R.I. Senate Contest Heats Up With Laffey’s Entry Into Race  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 08, 2005 10:55pm Election Guide Laffey Enters Senate Race Against Chafee  Article COSDem 
Sep 08, 2005 05:00pm Announcement Laffey Announcement Speech for RI US Senate  Article COSDem 
Sep 06, 2005 12:00am News Sen. Chafee likely to be challenged from right  Article SC-Conservative 
Aug 23, 2005 08:45pm General [RI] State GOP feud freezes $500,000 contribution  Article RP 
Jul 29, 2005 12:00am News Carcieri Throws Support Behind Chafee  Article J.R. 
Jun 23, 2005 02:00pm News [RI] Bush shakes money tree for Chafee  Article Scott³ 
May 29, 2005 11:00am Speculative Chafee's Choices  Article COSDem 
May 18, 2005 09:00am News Club for Growth may back challenger to Chafee in 2006  Article The Sunset Provision 

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