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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Raymond E. Grimes (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Roland A. Dumont (R) by 46.2 points.

Raymond E. GrimesDemocrat · winner
73.1%3,602
26.9%1,324
4,926 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+42.91972D+29.51974D+39.41976D+46.71978D+31.41980R+12.61983

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