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1974 election for Rhode Island House District 26

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bruce B. Daniel (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph Esposito (R) by 27.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bruce B. DanielDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%2,376
Joseph EspositoRepublican
36.5%1,367
3,743 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+1.21972D+27.01974D+8.41976D+22.61978R+7.71980R+13.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET