1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island House District 98

Name: 1970 election for Rhode Island House District 98
Start: 1970-11-03
Location: Rhode Island

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Dennis F. Shea (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Rommel (R) by 16.4 points.

Dennis F. SheaDemocrat · winner

58.2%1,052

41.8%755

1,807 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

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