1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
George C. Lima (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Nancy J. Mayer (R) by 0.3 points.
George C. LimaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%2,761
Nancy J. MayerRepublican
49.8%2,744
5,505 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