1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 88
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Mary N. Kilmarx (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating William H. Thurber (R) by 19.6 points.
Mary N. KilmarxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%2,017
William H. ThurberRepublican
40.2%1,357
3,374 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