1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 57
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph Deangelis (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Taylor (R) by 29.4 points.
Joseph DeangelisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%2,083
Richard C. TaylorRepublican
35.3%1,136
3,219 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