1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 74
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Edward Joseph Ward (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Frank P. Baptista (R) by 28.3 points.
Edward Joseph WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%1,824
Frank P. BaptistaRepublican
35.8%1,019
2,843 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET