The Green Papers: General Election 2000
Rhode Island
Primary: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 |
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President Electoral votes: 4, Term limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime; Electors: How Appointed, Meeting Place, How they voted; Total Popular Vote: 409,112; List of States: Short, Long | |||||
Republican | 130,555 | 31.91% | Governor George W. Bush | ||
Democrat | 249,508 | 60.99% | Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. (4 Electoral Votes) | ||
Reform | 2,273 | 0.56% | Pat Buchanan | ||
Natural Law | 271 | 0.07% | John Hagelin | ||
Workers World | 199 | 0.05% | Monica Moorehead | ||
Libertarian | 742 | 0.18% | Harry Browne | ||
Green | 25,052 | 6.12% | Ralph Nader | ||
Socialist | 52 | 0.01% | David McReynolds | ||
Socialist Workers | 34 | 0.01% | James E. Harris, Jr. | ||
Constitution | 97 | 0.02% | Howard Phillips | ||
(scatter) | 329 | 0.08% | Write-In | ||
Governor Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors | |||||
Republican | Lincoln C. Almond First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor). | ||||
Senate 6-year term, Current Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Lincoln D. Chafee Appointed by Governor Lincoln C. Almond (Republican) on 2 November 1999, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Chafee (Republican): 24 October 1999; elected to first full term 2000 Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary | |||
Republican | Senator Lincoln D. Chafee | ||||
Independent | Kenneth P. Proulx | ||||
Democrat | Robert A. Weygand | ||||
Reform | Christopher Young | ||||
Class 2 | Democrat | John F. Reed First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. | |||
House of Representatives 2 year term, Current House | |||||
2 Democrats | |||||
CD 1 | Democrat | Patrick J. Kennedy Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary | |||
Republican | Stephen Cabral | ||||
Democrat | Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy | ||||
CD 2 | Democrat | Robert A. Weygand Open Seat. Seeking U.S. Senate seat. | |||
Green | Dorman J. Hayes, Jr. | ||||
Democrat | James R. Langevin | ||||
Republican | Robert G. Tingle |
Congressional District | |||
Rhode Island has 5 Counties and 2 Congressional Districts; 4 counties are wholly within a congressional and only one county is split between the two congressional districts.
The City of Providence (part of Providence County) is divided between CDs 1 and 2. |