1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 42
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Francis H. Sherman (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Lapointe (R) by 50.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis H. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%2,305
Charles W. LapointeRepublican
24.8%759
3,064 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