1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donald R. Hickey (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph G. Checrallah (R) by 69.8 points.
Donald R. HickeyDemocrat · winner
84.9%4,841
Joseph G. ChecrallahRepublican
15.1%860
5,701 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