1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 90
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Gaetano D. Parella (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Albert M. Mello (D) by 45.9 points.
Gaetano D. ParellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%2,530
Albert M. MelloDemocrat
27.0%938
3,468 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