1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James P. Flynn (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Francis M. Oneil (R) by 19.7 points.
James P. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%2,138
Francis M. OneilRepublican
40.1%1,434
3,572 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