1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 39
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert J. Carley (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating David J. Paquette (R) by 48.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert J. CarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%2,549
David J. PaquetteRepublican
26.0%894
3,443 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET