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1978 election for Rhode Island House District 29

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Marion G. Donnelly (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Henry A. L. Brown (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Marion G. DonnellyDemocrat · winner
55.9%1,930
44.1%1,523
3,453 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+16.71972R+1.01974R+20.21976D+11.81978D+23.91980D+27.81984

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