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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 59

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Samuel C. Crooks (D) won re-election with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Marilyn A. Almond (R) by 13.6 points.

Samuel C. CrooksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%2,308
43.2%1,755
4,063 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

EvenD+6.21968D+13.61970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)