1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Walter R. Hazard (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating John T. Trafford (R) by 17.9 points.
Walter R. HazardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%5,285
John T. TraffordRepublican
41.0%3,679
8,964 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