1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph H. Scott (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Clement J. Doyle (D) by 8.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph H. ScottRepublican · winner
54.0%1,898
Clement J. DoyleDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%1,615
3,513 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