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1978 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

Edward P. Beard won the 1978 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. Edward P. Beard received 87,397 popular votes (52.61%). The main challenger was Claudine Schneider (47.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Beard and Schneider

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. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.