1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 87
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Arthur M. Read II (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating William J. Piccerelli (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arthur M. Read IIRepublican · winner
50.9%2,094
William J. PiccerelliDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%2,020
4,114 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