1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island House District 99
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John R. Paduano (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Rommel (R) by 8.5 points.
John R. PaduanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%1,122
Herbert F. RommelRepublican
45.8%947
2,069 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