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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James P. Flynn (D) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Jean Q. Whipple (R) by 26.0 points.

James P. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%2,268
Jean Q. WhippleRepublican
37.0%1,333
3,601 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+0.21972D+26.01974D+18.11976D+19.71978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)