1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 35
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John J. Gilgun (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Raymond W. Desmarais (R) by 56.5 points.
John J. GilgunDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%3,053
Raymond W. DesmaraisRepublican
21.8%849
3,902 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