1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 71
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Don G. Sinesi (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur O. Aloisio (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Don G. SinesiDemocrat · winner
51.5%2,253
Arthur O. AloisioRepublican · incumbent
48.5%2,123
4,376 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