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RHODE
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Nov. 6,
2018 U.S. Senate |
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Plurality: 87,056 votes (23.11 percentage points). RI
Board
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Notes: As expected Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) faced little difficulty in his bid for a third term. Prior to being elected in 2006 Whitehouse served as state attorney general from 1999-2003 and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2002. He defeated Bob Flanders (R), who served eight years on the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1996-2004). Flanders won 87.7% of the vote in the Sept. 12 primary, handily defeating multi-state gadfly candidate Rocky de la Fuente. Whitehouse and Flanders engaged in two televised debates: on Oct. 9 on WPRI 12 (>) and on Oct. 20 at University of Rhode Island (>). Campaign Managers: Sheldon Whitehouse: Joe Caizzo (2017) Principal at Knox Cannon Strategies, LLC from Jan. 2012. Rhode Island state director on Hillary for America from June 2016. Rhode Island communications and political director (March-April 2016) and Massachusetts communications and political director (Dec. 2015-March 2016) on Bernie 2016. Has worked on many campaigns in Mass. including most recently political advisor to Seth Moulton for Congress, Sept.-Nov. 2014; campaign manager on Mike Lake for lieutenant governor, June-Sept. 2014; and political director on Don Berwick for governor, April 2013-May 2014. B.A. in history and theology from Barry University, 2009. Bob Flanders: Richard Kirby Attorney; experience includes city manager of East Providence to Oct. 2015-Sept. 2016; member of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission, including two years as chairman; and city solicitor for Central Falls. and... Marissa Martinez served as campaign manager from Sept. 2017-Mar. 2018. |
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