1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 82
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William L. Drapeau (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Vernon S. Stromberg (R) by 10.4 points.
William L. DrapeauDemocrat · winner
55.2%1,957
Vernon S. StrombergRepublican · incumbent
44.8%1,589
3,546 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)