1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1982 November 2, 1976 File:J.L. 3814 John H. Chafee, 1969 (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 230,329 57.74% File:Richard P. Lorber (cropped).jpg Richard Lorber Democratic Party (United States) 167,665 42.03% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Lorber: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator John O. Pastore Democratic Party (United States) John Chafee Republican Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John O. Pastore did not seek re-election. Republican John Chafee won the seat, defeating Democrat Richard P. Lorber. Chafee was the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Rhode Island since 1930. Democratic primary Candidates John E. Caddick Paul E. Goulding John P. Hawkins, Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Richard P. Lorber, car dealer and decorated World War II veteranhttps://turnto10.com/news/videos/flashback-lorbers-long-shot-candidacy Flashback: Lorber's long shot candidacy 3 March 2017 Arthur E. Marley Philip W. Noel, Governor of Rhode Island Earl F. Pasbach Ralph J. Perrotta Results Incumbent Governor of Rhode Island Noel was favored in the primary but ultimately lost by 100 votes to the less known Lorber. This was partly due to the candidacy of Senate Majority leader John Hawkins, which split the establishment vote. Lorber was a political novice. Democratic primary resultsRI US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=329490 OurCampaigns 16 March 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Richard P. Lorber 60,118 37.78 Democratic Party (United States) Philip W. Noel 60,018 37.71 Democratic Party (United States) John P. Hawkins 25,456 16.00 Democratic Party (United States) Paul E. Goulding 5,500 3.46 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph J. Perrotta 4,481 2.82 Democratic Party (United States) John E. Caddick 2,160 1.36 Democratic Party (United States) Earl F. Pasbach 962 0.60 Democratic Party (United States) Arthur E. Marley 447 0.28 100 0.06% 159,142 100.00 Republican primary Candidates John Chafee, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, former Governor and nominee for the United States Senate in 1972. Declined Buddy Cianci, Mayor of Providence General election Results Republican Chafee defeated Lorber in a landslide with 58% of the vote, becoming the first Republican Senator from Rhode Island since 1930. Chafee would continue to be re-elected even as Rhode Island trended more Democratic into the 1990s, and he served until his death in 1999. General election resultsRI US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6303 OurCampaigns 16 March 2014Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Office of the U.S. House Clerk 16 March 2014 Republican Party (United States) John Chafee 230,329 57.74 Democratic Party (United States) Richard P. Lorber 167,665 42.03 Communist Party USA Margaret Cann 912 0.23 62,664 15.71% 398,906 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References External links Rhode Island 1976 Category:1976 Rhode Island elections