1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert J. Carley (D) won re-election with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Roger W. Morin (R) by 26.2 points.
Robert J. CarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%2,286
Roger W. MorinRepublican
36.9%1,337
3,623 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)