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1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island House District 26

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bruce B. Daniel (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Elsie Alice Esposito (R) by 22.6 points.

Bruce B. DanielDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%2,090
38.7%1,320
3,410 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

EvenR+1.21972D+27.01974D+8.41976D+22.61978R+7.71980R+13.11982

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