1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Gardner F. Seveney (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Miska (R) by 8.8 points.
Gardner F. SeveneyDemocrat · winner
54.4%3,527
Walter J. MiskaRepublican
45.6%2,957
6,484 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