2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island
U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
Lincoln Chafee (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Weygand (D) by 15.7 points.
Lincoln ChafeeRepublican · winner
56.9%222,588
Robert WeygandDemocrat
41.1%161,023
Christopher YoungReform
1.0%4,107
Kenneth P. ProulxIndependent
0.9%3,635
391,353 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.
Robert WeygandLincoln Chafee
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$2.5M
$2.3M
Spent by the campaign
$2.3M
$70.4K
Cash on hand
$266.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Lincoln Chafee (R)Robert Weygand (D)
Also on the ballot: Christopher Young (Reform), 1.0%; Kenneth P. Proulx (Independent), 0.9%