1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 45
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Harold D. Cutting Jr. (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara Ware Learned (D) by 24.1 points.
Harold D. Cutting Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
62.1%797
Barbara Ware LearnedDemocrat
37.9%487
1,284 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