1974Final results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 85
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Clifford John Cawley Jr. (D) won re-election with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Duarte (R) by 53.0 points.
Clifford John Cawley Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%2,199
Frank DuarteRepublican
23.5%675
2,874 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)