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1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Rhode Island (Class 1)


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Runoff Election: No Yes
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County Turnout John Chafee
(R)		 Richard Lorber
(D)		 Margaret Cann
(Communist)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bristol63%13,33363.4%7,65236.4%430.2%00.0%5,681 21,028
Kent66%43,67663.2%25,32336.6%1090.2%00.0%18,353 69,108
Newport52%17,32155.0%14,11244.8%580.2%00.0%3,209 31,491
Providence58%133,93755.3%107,83744.5%5810.2%00.0%26,100 242,355
Washington55%22,06263.2%12,74136.5%1210.3%00.0%9,321 34,924
TOTAL 58% 230,32957.7% 167,66542.0% 9120.2% 00.0% 62,664 398,906
Total R vote: 230,329 (57.7%)      Total D vote: 167,665 (42.0%)      Total Other vote: 912 (0.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $415,651 $782,931 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/RI/1976



1976 Senate class 1, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee (R) 13,333 63.4%
Richard Lorber (D) 7,652 36.4%
Margaret Cann (Comm) 43 0.2%
TOTAL 21,028
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee (R) 43,676 63.2%
Richard Lorber (D) 25,323 36.6%
Margaret Cann (Comm) 109 0.2%
TOTAL 69,108
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Newport County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee (R) 17,321 55.0%
Richard Lorber (D) 14,112 44.8%
Margaret Cann (Comm) 58 0.2%
TOTAL 31,491
Turnout: 52%


1976 Senate class 1, Providence County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee (R) 133,937 55.3%
Richard Lorber (D) 107,837 44.5%
Margaret Cann (Comm) 581 0.2%
TOTAL 242,355
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Chafee (R) 22,062 63.2%
Richard Lorber (D) 12,741 36.5%
Margaret Cann (Comm) 121 0.3%
TOTAL 34,924
Turnout: 55%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Chafee
Total Disbursements: $415,651

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/RI/1976

Richard Lorber
Total Disbursements: $782,931

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Lorber 60,118 37.8%
2   Philip Noel 60,018 37.7%
3   John Hawkins 25,456 16.0%
4   Paul Goulding 5,500 3.5%
5   Ralph Perrotta 4,481 2.8%
6   John Caddick 2,160 1.4%
7   Earl Pasbach 962 0.6%
8   Arthur Marley 447 0.3%
TOTAL VOTES 159,142