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1976Final results

1976 election for Rhode Island House District 1

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Donald F. King (D) won with 85.9% of the vote, defeating David F. Hanlin (R) by 71.9 points.

Donald F. KingDemocrat · winner
85.9%2,300
David F. HanlinRepublican
14.1%376
2,676 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+55.51968D+47.71970D+38.51972D+63.01974D+71.91976D+80.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET