1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Goldberg (R) by 32.0 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%3,719
Lawrence GoldbergRepublican
34.0%1,917
5,636 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