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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 54

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Richard A. Blaine (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph N. Brown (D) by 15.5 points.

Richard A. BlaineRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%2,365
42.3%1,732
4,097 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+18.81972R+1.81974R+14.11976R+18.81978R+1.51980R+2.71982

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