1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Bowen (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Calvin C. Dykeman (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William A. BowenDemocrat · winner
53.4%3,844
Calvin C. DykemanRepublican · incumbent
46.6%3,359
7,203 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