1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island House District 90
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Gaetano D. Parella (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Louis Batista Abilheira (D) by 17.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gaetano D. ParellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%2,163
Louis Batista AbilheiraDemocrat
41.2%1,513
3,676 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