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1976Final results

1976 election for Rhode Island House District 3

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Frederick Lippitt (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Paul J. McNeil Jr. (D) by 37.0 points.

Frederick LippittRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%1,946
31.5%895
2,841 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

EvenR+25.31972R+40.71974R+37.01976R+53.61978R+36.41980D+9.91982

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