1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 61
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert P. Boucher (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Albert J. Vanasse (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert P. BoucherDemocrat · winner
51.3%1,657
Albert J. VanasseRepublican · incumbent
48.7%1,571
3,228 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