1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 50
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Henry Boeniger (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph H. Potter (R) by 3.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Henry BoenigerDemocrat · winner
51.9%1,652
Joseph H. PotterRepublican · incumbent
48.1%1,534
3,186 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)