2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island's 1st District
U.S. House · Rhode Island
Patrick Kennedy (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen Cabral (R) by 33.4 points.
Patrick KennedyDemocrat · winner
66.6%123,442
Stephen CabralRepublican
33.2%61,522
185,251 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Patrick KennedyStephen Cabral
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$9.7K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$8.9K
$855.6K
Cash on hand
$800
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000