1976Final results

1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45

Name: 1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

George C. Lima (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Decosta (R) by 27.8 points.

George C. LimaDemocrat · winner · incumbent

63.9%4,531

36.1%2,561

7,092 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

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