1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 23
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert V. Bianchini (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Loretta Santagata (R) by 55.7 points.
Robert V. BianchiniDemocrat · winner
77.9%3,224
Loretta SantagataRepublican
22.1%916
4,140 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET