1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 71
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Felix A. Porcaro (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Costello (D) by 9.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Felix A. PorcaroRepublican · winner
54.7%2,646
Michael CostelloDemocrat · incumbent
45.3%2,187
4,833 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