1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 36
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph R. Distefano (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Sclama (R) by 57.7 points.
Joseph R. DistefanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%8,614
Robert J. SclamaRepublican
21.2%2,311
10,925 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