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1976Final results

1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James P. Flynn (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating R. Bruce Leblanc (R) by 18.1 points.

James P. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%2,808
41.0%1,949
4,757 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

EvenD+26.01974D+18.11976D+19.71978R+17.51980R+13.91983R+3.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET