1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 81
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John R. Galvin (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating John P. Beagan (R) by 26.5 points.
John R. GalvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%2,000
John P. BeaganRepublican
36.7%1,162
3,162 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