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Rhode Island House District 26
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Earl Read Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Earl ReadDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first win on file
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Earl Read (Democratic) won by 14.7 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Earl ReadIncumbentDemocratic
Source: vote.sos.ri.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Rhode Island
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 6,681
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarl ReadWonName as filed: Earl A. Read III Democratic 3,43051.3% RepublicanJeffrey W. Fisher Republican 2,44336.6% IndependentVincent Marzullo Independent 80812.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,959
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon(incumbent) Republican 2,91958.9% DemocraticSamara R. Yelle Democratic 2,02240.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 180.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,664
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon Republican 3,62154.3% DemocraticJames B. Jackson(incumbent) Democratic 3,02845.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,630
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames B. JacksonWon Democratic 2,46953.3% RepublicanTammy L. Collins Republican 2,16146.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,785
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon(incumbent) Republican 3,19255.2% DemocraticAnthony J. Paolino Democratic 2,07935.9% IndependentVincent Marzullo Independent 5048.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,195
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon(incumbent) Republican 2,10450.1% DemocraticNicholas A. Denice Democratic 1,81643.3% OtherPaul P. Caianiello Jr. Other 2756.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,467
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon(incumbent) Republican 2,84952.1% DemocraticNicholas A. Denice Democratic 2,60347.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,388
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia L. MorganWon Republican 2,23951.0% DemocraticMichael Norman Senerchia Democratic 2,14949.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,323
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,323100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,312
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,312100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,344
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,15459.0% RepublicanPatricia L. Morgan Republican 2,19041.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,225
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,225100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,480
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. JacquardWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,480100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,177
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. JacquardWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,177100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,408
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. JacquardWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,08970.1% RepublicanDominic Shelzi Republican 1,31929.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,373
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. JacquardWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,83264.8% RepublicanJohn F. Cody Jr. Republican 1,54135.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,327
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. JacquardWon Democratic 3,10658.3% RepublicanEdward V. Marrapese(incumbent) Republican 2,22141.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,284
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward V. MarrapeseWon(incumbent) Republican 2,21551.7% DemocraticSusan A. Erno Democratic 2,06948.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,666
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward V. MarrapeseWon Republican 2,40151.5% DemocraticMichael J. Bashaw Democratic 2,26548.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,171
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam Thomas HenryWon(incumbent) Republican 2,86868.8% DemocraticErnest S. Bertrand Democratic 1,30331.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,910
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam Thomas HenryWon(incumbent) Republican 3,27066.6% DemocraticWilliam M. Denuccio Democratic 1,64033.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,482
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam Thomas HenryWon(incumbent) Republican 2,53556.6% DemocraticThomas A. Fitzsimon Democratic 1,94743.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,508
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam Thomas HenryWon Republican 2,42753.8% DemocraticBruce B. Daniel(incumbent) Democratic 2,08146.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,410
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce B. DanielWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,09061.3% RepublicanElsie Alice Esposito Republican 1,32038.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,396
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce B. DanielWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,38354.2% RepublicanBob Bolton Republican 2,01345.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,743
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce B. DanielWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,37663.5% RepublicanJoseph Esposito Republican 1,36736.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,418
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAram G. GarabedianWon Republican 2,23550.6% DemocraticFrank Gaglione Democratic 2,18349.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,519
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. HaganWon Democratic 1,76050.0% RepublicanBenedetto A. Cerilli Republican 1,75950.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,669
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond M. DurfeeWon(incumbent) Republican 2,18059.4% DemocraticEmily Gaglione Democratic 1,48940.6%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Rhode Island House District 26, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ri/house/26. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ri/sldl:26
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026