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1974 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Philip Noel won the 1974 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Philip Noel received 252,436 popular votes (78.48%). The main challenger was James W. Nugent (21.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Noel and Nugent

Noel +57.0 pts · won by 183,212 votes
Philip NoelDemocraticWINNER78.48%
252,436 votes
James W. NugentRepublican21.52%
69,224 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.