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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James C. Maher (D) won re-election with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Milton Wallace (R) by 36.5 points.

James C. MaherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%4,531
Milton WallaceRepublican
31.8%2,110
6,641 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+10.21972D+36.51974D+9.71976D+35.81978

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