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1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 37

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Michael F. Horan (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald Gagnon (R) by 54.0 points.

Michael F. HoranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%2,692
Ronald GagnonRepublican
23.0%804
3,496 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

EvenD+35.31972D+48.61976D+54.01978D+59.81980D+43.21983D+48.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET