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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John P. Hawkins (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Ann Chirichella (R) by 53.9 points.

John P. HawkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%6,019
Ann ChirichellaRepublican
23.0%1,801
7,820 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+32.41972D+53.91974D+65.31976D+70.31978D+66.61986D+39.71994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET