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1974 election for Rhode Island House District 45

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Harold D. Cutting Jr. (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Carl L. Dworman (D) by 19.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Harold D. Cutting Jr.Republican · winner
59.9%679
40.1%455
1,134 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

EvenD+5.61972R+19.81974R+27.11976R+24.11978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)