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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

J. William Corr Jr. (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Milan E. Adams (D) by 24.2 points.

J. William Corr Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
62.1%5,374
37.9%3,280
8,654 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

EvenR+9.71974R+7.21980R+22.81983R+24.11984R+20.51988D+2.01990

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