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1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Rhode Island House District 94

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

S. Rowland Morgan Jr. (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Romolo Deldeo (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

S. Rowland Morgan Jr.Republican · winner
52.0%1,639
Romolo DeldeoDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%1,511
3,150 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

EvenR+15.61972R+12.81974D+1.11976R+4.11978D+6.31980R+3.41982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET