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2002Final results

2002 election for Rhode Island House District 74

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bruce J. Long (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating William H. Murphy (D) by 10.0 points.

Bruce J. LongRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%2,805
45.0%2,295
5,100 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+21.01972D+28.31976D+50.51982R+10.02002R+22.32004D+8.12008

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