1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David Sholes (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel W. Perry (R) by 46.7 points.
David SholesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%4,746
Daniel W. PerryRepublican
26.7%1,726
6,472 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