1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 86
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Charles F. Bove (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating John R. Bergin (Ind) by 48.6 points.
Charles F. BoveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%1,810
John R. BerginIndependent
25.7%626
2,436 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