2018Final results
2018 election for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island
U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Flanders Jr. (R) by 23.1 points.
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · winner
61.4%231,477
Robert G. Flanders Jr.Republican
38.3%144,421
376,738 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sheldon WhitehouseRobert G. Flanders Jr.
$5.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$5.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$768.8K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018