1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 19
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donald E. Roch (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Kent (D) by 22.5 points.
Donald E. RochRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%4,295
John A. KentDemocrat
38.7%2,717
7,012 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