1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 88
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Mary N. Kilmarx (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Herbert U. Holmes (R) by 30.4 points.
Mary N. KilmarxDemocrat · winner
65.2%2,446
Herbert U. HolmesRepublican · incumbent
34.8%1,306
3,752 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