1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 56
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Edward H. Pickering (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Angelo T. Casale (R) by 19.7 points.
Edward H. PickeringDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%2,269
Angelo T. CasaleRepublican
40.2%1,523
3,792 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