1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 42
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Francis H. Sherman (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Leo D. Blais (R) by 45.6 points.
Francis H. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%2,111
Leo D. BlaisRepublican
27.2%788
2,899 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