2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

Not to be confused with 2024 Rhode Island Senate election.

For related races, see 2024 United States Senate elections.

2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

November 5, 2024

Nominee Sheldon Whitehouse Patricia Morgan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 291,776 195,075 Percentage 59.9% 40.1%

County results Municipality results

U.S. senator before election Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic

The 2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Rhode Island. The primary election took place on September 10, 2024.^[1] Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was re-elected with 61.4% of the vote in 2018. Whitehouse is running for re-election to a fourth term in office against Republican state representative Patricia Morgan.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheldon Whitehouse, incumbent U.S. senator^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Costa, investment manager^[3]

Withdrew

• Allen Waters, investment consultant, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 and for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2022^[4] (ran for U.S. House)^[5]

Endorsements

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S representatives

• Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)^[6]

Organizations

• American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)^[7]
• Council for a Livable World^[8]
• End Citizens United^[9]
• Feminist Majority PAC^[10]
• Giffords^[6]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[11]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs^[12]
• J Street PAC^[13]
• League of Conservation Voters^[14]
• Natural Resources Defense Council^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Population Connection Action Fund^[17]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	$5,889,595	$2,934,027	$3,724,328
Source: Federal Election Commission[18]

Results

Results by township:

  Whitehouse—90–100%

  Whitehouse—80–90%

  Whitehouse—70–80%

  Whitehouse—60–70%

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent)	49,401	83.77%
	Democratic	Michael Costa	9,572	16.23%
Total votes			58,973	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patricia Morgan, state representative, former Minority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and candidate for governor in 2018^[20]

Eliminated in primary

• Raymond McKay, IT professional, former member of the Rhode Island Republican Party State Central Committee, and former president of the Rhode Island Republican Assembly^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Raymond McKay (R)	$116,907[a]	$100,787	$16,120
Patricia Morgan (R)	$202,538[b]	$65,443	$137,095
Source: Federal Election Commission[18]

Results

Results by township:

  Morgan—70–80%

  Morgan—60–70%

  Morgan—50–60%

  McKay—50–60%

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Morgan	12,108	64.44%
	Republican	Raymond McKay	6,681	35.56%
Total votes			18,789	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
Elections Daily[23]	Safe D	May 4, 2023
Inside Elections[24]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[25]	Safe D	June 8, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26]	Safe D	November 9, 2023
CNalysis[27]	Solid D	November 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics[28]	Solid D	August 5, 2024
Split Ticket[29]	Safe D	October 23, 2024
538[30]	Solid D	October 23, 2024

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	Patricia Morgan (R)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	October 29 – November 2, 2024	708 (LV)	± 3.7%	54%	40%	1%[d]	6%
Embold Research[A]	September 16–20, 2024	876 (LV)	± 3.5%	52%	36%	2%[e]	11%
MassINC Polling Group[B]	September 12–18, 2024	800 (LV)	± 3.9%	52%	37%	–	11%
University of New Hampshire	September 12–16, 2024	683 (LV)	± 3.7%	51%	33%	6%[f]	11%
University of Rhode Island	August 15 - September 8, 2024	500 (A)	± 6.02%	52%	24%	7%[g]	17%

Hypothetical polling

Sheldon Whitehouse vs. Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	Generic Republican	Other	Undecided
Embold Research[A]	June 5–14, 2024	1,405 (LV)	± 2.8%	48%	34%	–	17%

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent)
	Republican	Patricia Morgan
Total votes

Notes

1. $940 of this total was self-funded by McKay
2. $22,500 of this total was self-funded by Morgan
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. "Another candidate" with 1%
5. "Would not vote" with 2%
6. "Another candidate" with 6%
7. "Would not vote" with 4%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Salve Regina University Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy
2. Poll sponsored by the Rhode Island Current

References

1. "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
2. Singer, Jeff (February 22, 2023). "Morning Digest: Wisconsin liberals get the foe they want for crucial Supreme Court contest". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2024. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told WPRI earlier this month that he'd indeed be seeking a fourth term.
3. "Candidates in Upcoming Elections". Rhode Island Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
4. Raymond; Host of Ray-ality TV [@RaymondB916] (February 21, 2023). "2022 candidate for CD 1 and current U.S. Senate candidate, @AllenWatersRI (D), tells me it's "To be determined" if he switches from running for Senate to running for the soon-to-be open seat. Also tells me he "seriously will consider it". 1/2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Seth Magaziner's rise is coming faster than anyone thought". The Boston Globe.
6. "GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for Reelection". Giffords. February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
7. "Support Pro-Israel Candidates". AIPAC PAC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
8. "Senate Candidates". Council for a Livable World. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
9. "End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for Reelection". End Citizens United | We the People, Not "We the Wealthy". May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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11. "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
12. "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs". jacpac.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
13. "Amy Klobuchar". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
14. "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
15. Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
16. "2024 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
17. "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
18. "2024 Election United States Senate - Rhode Island". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
19. "2024 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections.
20. Frisk, Garrett (August 18, 2023). "Controversial Rhode Island Legislator is Running for U.S. Senate". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
21. Frisk, Garrett (April 16, 2023). "Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse Has His First Republican Challenger". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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External links

Official campaign websites

• Raymond McKay (R) for Senate
• Patricia Morgan (R) for Senate
• Sheldon Whitehouse (D) for Senate