1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Irene P. Smith (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Roland L. Huguenin (R) by 35.8 points.
Irene P. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%4,843
Roland L. HugueninRepublican
32.1%2,291
7,134 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