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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 86

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Jacob Harpootain (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating William A. Feeney (D) by 9.8 points.

Jacob HarpootainRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,090
45.1%1,716
3,806 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

EvenR+17.21972D+26.21974D+39.11976D+44.31980D+27.11984D+2.41986

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