1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 17
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Alfred Bailey Jr. (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Paolino (R) by 55.7 points.
John Alfred Bailey Jr.Democrat · winner
77.9%1,436
Joseph PaolinoRepublican
22.1%408
1,844 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET