1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Claiborne Pell Barbara Leonard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 285,811 107,545
Percentage 72.66% 27.34%

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Pell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

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Claiborne Pell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Claiborne Pell
Democratic

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The 1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Barbara M. Leonard.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

  • Barbara Leonard

General election

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claiborne Pell (incumbent) 285,811 72.66%
Republican Barbara Leonard 107,545 27.34%
Majority 178,266 45.32%
Total votes 393,356 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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