1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 24
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Paul R. Durfee (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Harold I. Kessler (D) by 6.5 points.
Paul R. DurfeeRepublican · winner
53.3%2,328
Harold I. KesslerDemocrat
46.7%2,042
4,370 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