1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 14
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Eleanor C. Sasso (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Alan P. Gelfuso (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Eleanor C. SassoDemocrat · winner
49.6%3,713
Alan P. GelfusoRepublican
38.6%2,894
Elmer H. GardinerIndependent
11.8%886
7,493 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