1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David Sholes (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Vito Parente (R) by 39.4 points.
David SholesDemocrat · winner
69.7%5,682
Vito ParenteRepublican
30.3%2,473
8,155 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