1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Richard R. Patterson (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Aram O. Ohanian (R) by 59.2 points.
Richard R. PattersonDemocrat · winner
79.6%3,184
Aram O. OhanianRepublican
20.4%815
3,999 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