Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  RI US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Rhode Island > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic 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
ContributorJohn
Last ModifiedRBH July 04, 2010 01:56pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Secretary of State Matt Brown dropped out of the race on 4/26/2006.
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
04/05/2005 09/12/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Sheldon Whitehouse 3 3 7 18
Leaning Call: Sheldon Whitehouse (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Sheldon Whitehouse (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

04/12/2005 03/30/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse Christopher F. Young Carl L. Sheeler  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 69,301 (81.53%) 8,941 (10.52%) 6,758 (7.95%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -60,360 (-71.01%) -62,543 (-73.58%)  
Predict Avg.12.50% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 04/01/2005 00/00/2005 00/00/2005  
Bar
MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.61%-- 0.00%-- 3.53%--  
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
03/23/06-03/30/06
49.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% --
Brown University 
02/04/06-02/06/06
25.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Benenson Strategy Group (D) 
02/01/06-02/02/06
36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
11/11/05-11/13/05
51.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% --
Brown University 
09/10/05-09/11/05
32.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
04/12/05-04/14/05
49.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
Laf-W Craverguy
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 26, 2006 02:45pm Blog Entry RI-Sen: Matt Brown Dropping Out?  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 04, 2006 06:00pm Election Guide Where do they stand? [RI Sen D Primary Candidate Survey]  Article RP 
Aug 22, 2005 01:00am News [Sheldon]Whitehouse falsely claims that Feinstein is backing him  Article User 490 
Apr 13, 2005 03:00pm Endorsement Patrick Kennedy, Langevin vow to support Whitehouse Senate bid  Article COSDem 
Apr 04, 2005 03:00pm Commentary 2006 Primary: Should Matt Brown drop out?  Article Ben 
Apr 01, 2005 10:00am News Whitehouse Will Take On Chafee  Article GavinBrown 

DISCUSSION