1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James S. Dambra (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Ann Chirichella (R) by 65.3 points.
James S. DambraDemocrat · winner
82.6%7,884
Ann ChirichellaRepublican
17.4%1,657
9,541 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