1974Final results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Joseph Nugent Jr. (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Grant Dale Dulgarian (R) by 13.2 points.
John Joseph Nugent Jr.Democrat · winner
56.6%1,861
Grant Dale DulgarianRepublican
43.4%1,426
3,287 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