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1970 election for Rhode Island House District 26

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John F. Hagan (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Benedetto A. Cerilli (R) by 0.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John F. HaganDemocrat · winner
50.0%1,760
50.0%1,759
3,519 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

EvenR+1.21972D+27.01974D+8.41976D+22.61978R+7.71980R+13.11982

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