1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 97
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Jeffrey J. Teitz (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating George W. Meleleu (R) by 44.6 points.
Jeffrey J. TeitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%1,813
George W. MeleleuRepublican
27.7%694
2,507 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