Rhode Island — 2000 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Rhode Island in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 of 3 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 249,508 | 61.0% |
| Republican | 130,555 | 31.9% |
| Green | 25,052 | 6.1% |
| Reform | 2,273 | 0.6% |
| Libertarian | 742 | 0.2% |
| Write-in | 329 | 0.1% |
| Natural Law | 271 | 0.1% |
| Workers World | 199 | 0.0% |
| Constitution | 97 | 0.0% |
| Socialist | 52 | 0.0% |
| Socialist Workers | 34 | 0.0% |
| Total | 409,112 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln D. Chafee | Republican | 222,588 | 56.9% |
| Robert A. Weygand | Democrat | 161,023 | 41.1% |
| Christopher Young | Reform | 4,107 | 1.0% |
| Kenneth P. Proulx | Independent | 3,635 | 0.9% |
| Total | 391,353 |
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Kennedy | Democrat | 123,442 | 66.6% |
| Stephen Cabral | Republican | 61,522 | 33.2% |
| Write-in | 287 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 185,251 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Langevin | Democrat | 123,805 | 62.2% |
| Rodney D. Driver | Conscience for Congress | 42,625 | 21.4% |
| Robert G. Tingle | Republican | 27,932 | 14.0% |
| Dorman J. Hayes, Jr. | Green | 4,536 | 2.3% |
| Write-in | 123 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 199,021 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.