1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 79
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
George T. Panichas (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Henry Bussiere (R) by 11.0 points.
George T. PanichasDemocrat · winner
55.5%1,832
Henry BussiereRepublican
44.5%1,469
3,301 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)