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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island House District 47

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Charles Wright (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating John E. Cullen (R) by 48.8 points.

Charles WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%2,891
John E. CullenRepublican
25.6%996
3,887 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+3.41972D+48.81974D+5.11978D+7.41980D+5.51982D+5.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET