1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 70
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert E. Sweeney (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Herbert H. Sweet (R) by 27.2 points.
Robert E. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%3,114
Herbert H. SweetRepublican
36.4%1,781
4,895 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET