1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 73
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert R. Brousseau (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating William Vanasse (R) by 58.0 points.
Robert R. BrousseauDemocrat · winner
79.0%1,620
William VanasseRepublican
21.0%431
2,051 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