1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 19
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donald E. Roch (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce Morin (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald E. RochRepublican · winner
51.6%4,663
Bruce MorinDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%4,369
9,032 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