1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 20
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Walter J. Mruk (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Russell U. Michael (R) by 33.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Walter J. MrukDemocrat · winner
66.5%4,018
Russell U. MichaelRepublican
33.5%2,024
6,042 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