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  RI US Senate - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Rhode Island > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00pm
Polls Open September 12, 2006 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 12, 2006 - 08:00pm
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]
DescriptionSecretary 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%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Sheldon Whitehouse
Safe 18
Strong 7
Lean 3
Slight 3
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

04/12/2005 03/30/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse Christopher F. Young Carl L. Sheeler
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes69,301 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
03/23-03/30
49.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0)
Brown University 
02/04-02/06
25.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Benenson Strategy Group (D) 
02/01-02/02
36.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
11/11-11/13
51.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0)
Brown University 
09/10-09/11
32.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
04/12-04/14
49.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Democracy for America
G BR_Green
D Tsongas Democrat
D Sarnstrom
Laf-W Craverguy

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 

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