1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert B. Tucker (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Slattery (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert B. TuckerRepublican · winner
50.7%2,514
Edward J. SlatteryDemocrat
49.3%2,447
4,961 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