1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island Senate District 50
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert J. McKenna (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Rommel (R) by 38.1 points.
Robert J. McKennaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%4,092
Herbert F. RommelRepublican
30.9%1,832
5,924 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