1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 47
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Howard M. Webster (R) won re-election with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Albert B. Lyons (D) by 3.1 points.
Howard M. WebsterRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%1,836
Albert B. LyonsDemocrat
48.4%1,724
3,560 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)