1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 96
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Stephen P. Erickson (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Helen F. Flynn (D) by 0.1 points.
Stephen P. EricksonRepublican · winner
50.0%1,562
Helen F. FlynnDemocrat
50.0%1,560
3,122 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