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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 7

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John J. Bevilacqua (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Deborah J. Brisson (R) by 70.7 points.

John J. BevilacquaDemocrat · winner
85.3%4,541
14.7%780
5,321 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+31.41972D+70.71974D+57.51976D+53.01983D+31.31992D+67.61996

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