1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 61
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph Dalti Jr. (Ind) won with 36.6% of the vote, defeating Bertrand R. Romprey (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph Dalti Jr.Independent · winner
36.6%1,454
Bertrand R. RompreyDemocrat · incumbent
33.9%1,346
John L. GreyRepublican
29.5%1,171
3,971 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