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Election 1974 Results

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1974 Rhode Island governor election

Philip W. Noel (Democrat) beat James W. Nugent (Republican) in Rhode Island in 1974, 78.5% to 21.5%, a margin of 57.0 points and 183,212 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Philip W. Noel also won.

Democrats led in 5 of the 5 counties as they stood then. The largest, Providence, cast 199,737 votes and went to the Democrat by 60.4 points. The closest was Bristol, where 8,917 votes separated the two parties.

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Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Philip W. Noel won Democratic 252,436 78.5%
James W. Nugent Republican 69,224 21.5%
Total321,660

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Providence 160,219 80.2% 39,518 19.8% 199,737 D+60.4
Kent 42,917 77.3% 12,581 22.7% 55,498 D+54.7
Washington 18,521 70.7% 7,670 29.3% 26,191 D+41.4
Newport 17,696 77.0% 5,289 23.0% 22,985 D+54.0
Bristol 13,083 75.8% 4,166 24.2% 17,249 D+51.7

Counties as they stood in 1974; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Rhode Island governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Dan McKee (D) D+19.1
2018 Gina M Raimondo (D) D+15.5
2014 Gina Raimondo (D) D+4.5
2010 Lincoln Chafee (other)
2006 Donald L. Carcieri (R) R+2.0
2002 Donald L. Carcieri (R) R+9.5
1998 Lincoln Almond (R) R+8.8
1994 Lincoln Almond (R) R+3.8
1992 Bruce G. Sundlun (D) D+27.3
1990 Bruce G. Sundlun (D) D+48.3
1988 Edward Diprete (R) R+1.7
1986 Edward Diprete (R) R+32.3
1984 Edward Diprete (R) R+20.0
1982 J. Joseph Garrahy (D) D+49.7
1980 J. Joseph Garrahy (D) D+47.4
1978 J. Joseph Garrahy (D) D+32.1
1976 J. Joseph Garrahy (D) D+10.1
1974 Philip W. Noel (D) D+57.0
1972 Philip W. Noel (D) D+5.5
1970 Frank Licht (D) D+0.5
1968 Frank Licht (D) D+2.0
1966 John H. Chafee (R) R+26.6
1964 John H. Chafee (R) R+22.3
1962 John Chafee (R) R+0.1
1960 John A. Notte Jr. (D) D+13.3
1958 Christopher Del Sesto (R) R+1.8
1956 Dennis J. Roberts (D) D+0.2
1954 Dennis J. Roberts (D) D+16.0
1952 Dennis J. Roberts (D) D+5.2
1950 Dennis J. Roberts (D) D+18.7
1948 John O. Pastore (D) D+22.7
1946 John O. Pastore (D) D+8.1
1944 J. Howard McGrath (D) D+21.3
1942 J. Howard McGrath (D) D+17.1
1940 J. Howard McGrath (D) D+11.8
1938 William Henry Vanderbilt III (R) R+12.5
1936 Robert E. Quinn (D) D+7.8
1934 Theodore Francis Green (D) D+14.2
1932 Theodore Francis Green (D) D+11.7
1930 Norman S. Case (R) R+1.6
1928 Norman S. Case (R) R+3.5
1926 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+8.2
1924 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+17.6
1922 William S. Flynn (D) D+4.6
1920 Emery J. San Souci (R) R+31.5
1918 R. Livingston Beeckman (R) R+8.3
1916 R. Livingston Beeckman (R) R+15.1
1914 R. Livingston Beeckman (R) R+12.6
1912 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+1.8
1911 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+10.4
1910 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+1.7
1909 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+18.1
1908 Aram J. Pothier (R) R+9.9
1907 James H. Higgins (D) D+3.5
1906 James H. Higgins (D) D+2.0
1905 George H. Utter (R) R+9.4
1904 George H. Utter (R) R+1.2
1903 Lucius F.C. Garvin (D) D+2.1
1902 Lucius F.C. Garvin (D) D+12.9
1901 William Gregory (R) R+13.7
1900 William Gregory (R) R+18.5
1899 Elisha Dyer (R) R+22.5
1898 Elisha Dyer (R) R+26.9
1897 Elisha Dyer (R) R+25.4
1896 Charles Warren Lippitt (R) R+22.6
1895 Charles Warren Lippitt (R) R+24.5
1894 D. Russell Brown (R) R+11.9
1893 D. Russell Brown (R) D+0.4
1892 D. Russell Brown (R) R+3.7
1891 Herbert W. Ladd (R) D+2.8
1890 John W. Davis (D) D+3.7
1889 Herbert W. Ladd (R) D+10.3
1888 Royal C. Taft (R) R+8.0
1887 John W. Davis (D) D+8.5
1886 George Peabody Wetmore (R) R+16.4
1885 George Peabody Wetmore (R) R+17.3
1884 Augustus O. Bourn (R) R+24.9
1883 Augustus O. Bourn (R) R+12.0
1882 Alfred H. Littlefield (R) R+30.6
1881 Alfred H. Littlefield (R) R+37.7
1880 Alfred H. Littlefield (R) R+12.3
1879 Charles C. Van Zandt (R) R+27.1
1878 Charles C. Van Zandt (R) R+19.4
1877 Charles C. Van Zandt (R) R+2.7
1876 Henry Lippitt (R) R+26.7
1875 Henry Lippitt (R) R+14.4
1874 Henry Howard (R) R+76.2
1873 Henry Howard (R) R+43.7
1872 Seth Padelford (R) R+6.5
1871 Seth Padelford (R) R+24.0
1870 Seth Padelford (R) R+24.3
1869 Seth Padelford (R) R+36.9
1868 Ambrose E. Burnside (R) R+27.3
1867 Ambrose E. Burnside (R) R+39.7
1866 Ambrose E. Burnside (R) R+46.8
1865 James Y. Smith (R) R+91.5