1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Pat Nero (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Dimaio (R) by 13.3 points.
Pat NeroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%4,389
Paul J. DimaioRepublican
43.3%3,358
7,747 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET