1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 43
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Ernest C. Torres (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond G. Hobin (D) by 31.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ernest C. TorresRepublican · winner
66.0%2,187
Raymond G. HobinDemocrat
34.0%1,128
3,315 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