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1978 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election
Rhode Island · 2 candidates
Beard +5.2 pts · won by 8,672 votes
Edward P. BeardDemocraticWINNER52.61%
87,397 votes
Claudine SchneiderRepublican47.39%
78,725 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).