1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
J. Joseph Garrahy (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating James L. Taft (R) by 10.2 points.
J. Joseph GarrahyDemocrat · winner
55.1%218,561
James L. TaftRepublican
44.9%178,254
396,815 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET