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1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island House District 21

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bambino Schiapo (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony Pelosi (R) by 6.6 points.

Bambino SchiapoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%1,853
Anthony PelosiRepublican
46.7%1,624
3,477 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+43.11972D+9.81974D+2.91976D+6.61978D+1.71980R+21.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET