1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 44
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John A. McFarland Jr. (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Bartkiewicz (R) by 28.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John A. McFarland Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%1,560
Thomas BartkiewiczRepublican
35.8%871
2,431 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