Distributed June 16, 1999

U.S. Senate Race
The possibility of an Arlene Violet independent candidacy has thrown Rhode Island's 2000 U.S. Senate race into a tizzy. In a trial matchup between Congressman Robert Weygand and Warwick Mayor Lincoln Chafee, Weygand leads by 45 to 26 percent. However, when talk radio show host Violet is included, 29 percent support Weygand, 24 percent favor Violet, and 21 percent support Chafee.

Distributed March 10, 1999

Distributed February 2, 1999

September 19 and 20, 1998
N=304 Registered Voters
Margin of Error: +/-5.5 %

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa, Democrat Patrick Kennedy, Reform party candidate James Sheehan, or Legalized Freedom party candidate Charles Picerno? 11% Santa, 64% Kennedy, 3% Sheehan, 3% Picerno 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

BROWN UNIVERSITY SURVEY OF PROVIDENCE COURT USERS

BROWN POLICY REPORT
"Race, Gender, and Providence Courts"

by Darrell West
Director, Taubman Center for Public Policy
Brown University
August, 2000

Table of Contents

May 16 to 18, 1998
N=357 Registered Voters
Margin of Error: +/-5 %

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 19% Santa, 59% Kennedy, 22% don't know or no answer (first district only)

Non-Whites Rate Court Performance Lower than Whites and Are Less Likely to Feel Court Processes Are Fair

BROWN UNIVERSITY SURVEY OF PROVIDENCE COURT USERS

January 24-25, 1998
N=414 Registered Voters
Margin of Error: +/-5 %

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Nancy Mayer or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 30% Mayer, 51% Kennedy, 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 21% Santa, 60% Kennedy, 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

September 20-22, 1997
N=406 Registered Voters
Margin of Error: +/-5 %

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 40% better off, 31% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 29% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 27% better off financially, 10% worse off, 55% just about the same as now, 8% don't know or no answer