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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 74

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Francis H. McCabe (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Benoit (R) by 40.0 points.

Francis H. McCabeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%1,790
Richard BenoitRepublican
30.0%768
2,558 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

EvenD+21.01972D+28.31976D+50.51982R+10.02002R+22.32004D+8.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET