1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Laurent L. Rousseau (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Miska (R) by 9.7 points.
Laurent L. RousseauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%4,615
Walter J. MiskaRepublican
45.1%3,796
8,411 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