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1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 14

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Raymond M. Durfee (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating William R. Dodd (D) by 11.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Raymond M. DurfeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%3,864
44.2%3,064
6,928 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

EvenD+33.51972R+11.51974R+11.91976D+10.91978D+0.41980R+1.51983

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET