1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Walter R. Hazard (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Leo D. Blais (R) by 12.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Walter R. HazardDemocrat · winner
56.1%4,650
Leo D. BlaisRepublican · incumbent
43.9%3,646
8,296 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)