1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 96
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Frank L. Nunes (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Going (D) by 6.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Frank L. NunesRepublican · winner
53.1%1,900
Joseph B. GoingDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%1,678
3,578 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)