1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 19
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Gordon C. Mulligan (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Nathanson (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gordon C. MulliganDemocrat · winner
50.7%4,321
Charles NathansonRepublican · incumbent
49.3%4,207
8,528 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