1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
George C. Lima (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Frederico M. Pacheco (R) by 27.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George C. LimaDemocrat · winner
63.5%3,772
Frederico M. PachecoRepublican
36.5%2,167
5,939 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