1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 89

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Herbert U. Holmes (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jean P. Stover (D) by 6.3 points.

Herbert U. HolmesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%1,922
46.8%1,694
3,616 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+10.21972D+46.51974D+29.41976D+31.81980D+33.21982D+14.01984

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