1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 78
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Elaine A. Coderre (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond G. Berger (R) by 52.0 points.
Elaine A. CoderreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%1,683
Raymond G. BergerRepublican
24.0%531
2,214 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET