1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 16
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph W. Inglesby (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Donald Hunter (R) by 42.0 points.
Joseph W. InglesbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%4,923
Donald HunterRepublican
29.0%2,011
6,934 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