1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 54
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Richard A. Blaine (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating William Y. Chaika (D) by 18.8 points.
Richard A. BlaineRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,603
William Y. ChaikaDemocrat
40.6%1,778
4,381 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