1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Joseph Nugent Jr. (D) won with 81.1% of the vote, defeating Maenell Thomas (R) by 62.2 points.
John Joseph Nugent Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
81.1%2,931
Maenell ThomasRepublican
18.9%682
3,613 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