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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 20

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph M. Berg (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Lewis C. Hassell (R) by 33.6 points.

Joseph M. BergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%1,390
33.2%691
2,081 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

EvenD+33.61970D+38.61972D+66.51988D+60.81990D+51.71994D+24.62010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET