1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert B. Tucker (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Slattery (D) by 3.7 points.
Robert B. TuckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%2,260
Edward J. SlatteryDemocrat
48.1%2,097
4,357 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