1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 78
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
George T. Panichas (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating John D. McCarthy (R) by 28.1 points.
George T. PanichasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%1,609
John D. McCarthyRepublican
36.0%904
2,513 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