Elections / 1976 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorJ. Joseph GarrahyD+10.2
Candidates
Rhode Island 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- J. Joseph Garrahy✓Democratic218,56155.1%
- James L. Taft Jr.Republican178,25444.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+11.3Governor 1976D+10.2vs. baselineR+1.1
Rhode Island's 1976 governor race ran 1.1 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.