1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 26
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Francis A. Gencarelli (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Samuel D. Mott (D) by 23.0 points.
Francis A. GencarelliRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%4,387
Samuel D. MottDemocrat
38.5%2,745
7,132 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