1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Irene P. Smith (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Dangelo (R) by 9.7 points.
Irene P. SmithDemocrat · winner
54.8%4,622
Edward J. DangeloRepublican
45.2%3,805
8,427 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