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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 43

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Louis M. Richards (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Agnes R. Lapointe (R) by 12.1 points.

Louis M. RichardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%1,655
44.0%1,298
2,953 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+14.31972R+31.91974R+18.51978R+16.41980R+30.11982R+7.21984

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