1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 13
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas H. Needham (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Richard McAllister (D) by 1.4 points.
Thomas H. NeedhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%3,994
Richard McAllisterDemocrat
49.3%3,884
7,878 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