1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 36
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Lorraine L. Kane (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Brennan (D) by 23.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lorraine L. KaneRepublican · winner
61.6%2,811
Robert M. BrennanDemocrat · incumbent
38.4%1,749
4,560 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET