1974Final results
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won re-election with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Henshaw (R) by 24.6 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%3,030
Donald E. HenshawRepublican
37.7%1,832
4,862 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)