1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Richard McAllister (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Alfred A. Izzo (R) by 31.7 points.
Richard McAllisterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%4,271
Alfred A. IzzoRepublican
34.2%2,216
6,487 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