1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 90
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Morphis A. Jamiel (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating John Bocchino (R) by 5.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Morphis A. JamielDemocrat · winner
52.7%1,941
John BocchinoRepublican · incumbent
47.3%1,739
3,680 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)