1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Gilman (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Matthew A. Puchalski (R) by 16.2 points.
John GilmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%2,178
Matthew A. PuchalskiRepublican
41.9%1,571
3,749 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