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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Thomas N. Goodwin (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Lenna W. Price (R) by 58.8 points.

Thomas N. GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%5,120
Lenna W. PriceRepublican
20.6%1,330
6,450 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

EvenD+54.31972D+72.31974D+69.81976D+50.61984D+26.31986D+64.02002

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