1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 20
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donald E. Roch (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Anthony Paliotta (D) by 10.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald E. RochRepublican · winner
55.0%4,487
Anthony PaliottaDemocrat
45.0%3,667
8,154 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