1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Bowen (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Jacob Harpootain (R) by 9.9 points.
William A. BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%5,115
Jacob HarpootainRepublican
45.0%4,192
9,307 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