He wasn’t really run out of town; he could have stayed on the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia but chose to step down after the Democrat Senate (along with John Warner et al) voted him down for the Supreme Court. He could have still been on the Circuit Court had he so chosen.
That Warner wanted to also reinstate the 55 mph speed limit before he left office. Didn’t have much use for Chaffee either. Basically the East Coast establishment.
> (along with John Warner et al) voted him