1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 70
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert E. Sweeney (D) won re-election with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Herbert H. Sweet (R) by 26.6 points.
Robert E. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%2,941
Herbert H. SweetRepublican
36.7%1,706
4,647 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)