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1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Rhode Island


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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Winner
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County Turnout Joseph Garrahy*
(D)		 Lincoln Almond
(R)		 Joseph Dooley
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bristol47%9,51360.2%5,65735.8%6434.1%00.0%3,856 15,813
Kent50%32,71061.5%16,99932.0%3,4426.5%00.0%15,711 53,151
Newport40%15,14064.4%6,99629.7%1,3855.9%00.0%8,144 23,521
Providence47%124,39464.1%56,79829.3%12,9226.7%00.0%67,596 194,114
Washington43%15,62956.3%10,14636.5%1,9897.2%00.0%5,483 27,764
TOTAL 49% 197,38662.8% 96,59630.7% 20,3816.5% 00.0% 100,790 314,363
Total R vote: 96,596 (30.7%)      Total D vote: 197,386 (62.8%)      Total Other vote: 20,381 (6.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $446,696 $103,132 $27,295
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen



1978 Governor, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Garrahy* (D) 9,513 60.2%
Lincoln Almond (R) 5,657 35.8%
Joseph Dooley (I) 643 4.1%
TOTAL 15,813
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Garrahy* (D) 32,710 61.5%
Lincoln Almond (R) 16,999 32.0%
Joseph Dooley (I) 3,442 6.5%
TOTAL 53,151
Turnout: 50%


1978 Governor, Newport County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Garrahy* (D) 15,140 64.4%
Lincoln Almond (R) 6,996 29.7%
Joseph Dooley (I) 1,385 5.9%
TOTAL 23,521
Turnout: 40%


1978 Governor, Providence County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Garrahy* (D) 124,394 64.1%
Lincoln Almond (R) 56,798 29.3%
Joseph Dooley (I) 12,922 6.7%
TOTAL 194,114
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Garrahy* (D) 15,629 56.3%
Lincoln Almond (R) 10,146 36.5%
Joseph Dooley (I) 1,989 7.2%
TOTAL 27,764
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Joseph Garrahy*
Total Disbursements: $446,696
Lincoln Almond
Total Disbursements: $103,132

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Joseph Dooley
Total Disbursements: $27,295

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Democrat primary