1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 3
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Frederick Lippitt (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Carmine A. Rao (D) by 33.6 points.
Frederick LippittRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%1,674
Carmine A. RaoDemocrat
30.8%801
John ReynoldsPeace and Freedom
4.7%123
2,598 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