1974Final results
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Ruth Grimes (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating William J. Peotrowski (R) by 58.3 points.
Ruth GrimesDemocrat · winner
79.1%3,552
William J. PeotrowskiRepublican
20.9%937
4,489 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