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1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Ambrose L. Campbell (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Luther (R) by 38.2 points.

Ambrose L. CampbellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%3,031
30.9%1,356
4,387 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+56.01974D+39.21976D+38.21978D+16.91983D+45.61984D+46.31986

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