1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Goldberg (R) by 35.5 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%2,644
Lawrence GoldbergRepublican
32.3%1,259
3,903 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