The 1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Chafee won re-election to a fourth term, as well as his planned final term. Chafee died of heart-failure on October 24, 1999, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, having already announced his intention to retire in 2000 on March 15, 1999. His son Lincoln, then the mayor of Warwick, was appointed to replace him by Governor Lincoln Almond.
Democratic primary Candidates Linda Kushner, State Representative
Results Kushner faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.
Republican primary Candidates John Chafee, incumbent U.S. Senator Robert A. Post, Jr.
Results
General election Candidates John Chafee (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Linda Kushner (D), State Representative
Polling Source Date Chaffee (R) Kushner (D) Brown University October 2, 1994 55% 24% Providence Journal-Bulletin November 4, 1994 58% 27%
Results
Chafee was re-elected in what would be his final Senate term. He would die in 1999 and be succeeded by his son, Lincoln Chafee.
See also 1994 United States Senate elections
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