1976 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1976 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island Presidential no 1974 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1974 1978 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1978 November 2, 1976 File:J. Joseph Garrahy, Rhode Island Governor (cropped).jpg 150x150px J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) 218,561 54.82% 3x4.svg James L. Taft Jr. Republican Party (United States) 178,254 44.71% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Garrahy: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Taft: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Philip Noel Democratic Party (United States) J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Democratic nominee J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee James L. Taft Jr. with 54.82% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 14, 1976.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1802 Guide to U.S. Elections 9781483380353 March 29, 2020 Kalb Deborah 24 December 2015 CQ Press Democratic primary Candidates J. Joseph Garrahy, incumbent lieutenant governor Giovanni Folcarelli, former lieutenant governor Results Democratic primary results J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) 113,625 82.37 Giovanni Folcarelli Democratic Party (United States) 24,314 17.63 137,939 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates J. Joseph Garrahy, Democratic James L. Taft Jr., Republican Other candidates John C. Swift, Independent Stewart L. Engel, Libertarian Results 1976 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionhttps://elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1976/ General Election November 2, 1976 Elections.ri.gov March 29, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) J. Joseph Garrahy 218,561 54.82% Republican Party (United States) James L. Taft Jr. 178,254 44.71% Independent politician John C. Swift 1,267 0.32% Libertarian Party (United States) Stewart L. Engel 601 0.15% 40,307 398,683 Democratic Party (United States) By county Joseph GarrahyDemocratic James TaftRepublican All OthersIndependent County Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol10,53250.5%10,23349.1%960.4% Kent33,25048.1%35,55651.4%3080.4% Newport16,80253.9%14,19345.5%1950.6% Providence142,02458.5%99,52241.0%1,0930.4% Washington15,95345.7%18,75053.8%1760.5% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent Washington References 1976 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Category:November 1976 in the United States Category:1976 in Rhode Island