2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 74
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Deborah L. Ruggiero (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Bruce J. Long (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Deborah L. RuggieroDemocrat · winner
54.1%3,626
Bruce J. LongRepublican · incumbent
45.9%3,080
6,706 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET