1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph H. Scott (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Hamilton (D) by 1.4 points.
Joseph H. ScottRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%1,527
John D. HamiltonDemocrat
49.3%1,485
3,012 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