1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Ruth Grimes (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating C. John Ostalkiewicz (R) by 20.9 points.
Ruth GrimesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%3,112
C. John OstalkiewiczRepublican
38.6%2,020
Lois A. WrightIndependent
2.0%105
5,237 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