1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James S. Dambra (D) won with 85.2% of the vote, defeating Louis E. Manocchia (R) by 70.3 points.
James S. DambraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.2%7,190
Louis E. ManocchiaRepublican
14.8%1,253
8,443 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