2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Rhode Island House District 71
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Loughlin (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Forte (D) by 8.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John LoughlinRepublican · winner
54.3%3,735
Michael B. ForteDemocrat
45.7%3,140
6,875 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET