1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James C. Maher (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Roger M. Contre (R) by 8.2 points.
James C. MaherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%3,655
Roger M. ContreRepublican
45.9%3,102
6,757 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