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1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Gloria Kennedy Fleck (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Paula J. Cherry (R) by 40.0 points.

Gloria Kennedy FleckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%4,358
Paula J. CherryRepublican
30.0%1,868
6,226 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

EvenR+24.11972D+24.51976D+40.01978D+27.51980R+17.31983D+18.31984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET