Rhode Island's Jack Reed successfully defends his US Senate seat from GOP challenger Allen Waters
- Rhode Island incumbent Sen. Jack Reed has defeated Republican challenger Allen Waters, per a Decision Desk HQ projection.
- Reed, who's been in the US Senate for 23 years, was reelected in 2014 after defeating his opponent by 41.4 percentage points.
- Most polls in Rhode Island closed at 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.
- See the live coverage and full results from the US Senate elections.
Long-time Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed has once again defended his seat against Republican challenger Allen Waters, per a Decision Desk HQ projection.
Reed has been a member of the US Senate for 23 years and won his bid for reelection in 2014 after besting his opponent by 41.4 percentage points. In 2018, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island's Democratic junior senator, retained his seat by defeating his opponent by 29.8 percentage points.
In the 2016 presidential election, Rhode Island voted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 15.5 percentage points.
Most polls in Rhode Island closed at 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.
Ahead of Election Day, the Senate race was deemed "safe" Democratic, per a projection by Sabato's Crystal Ball with the University of Virginia Center for Politics.