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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

George F. Hanaway (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Roland A. Plasse (R) by 19.8 points.

George F. HanawayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%4,583
40.1%3,068
7,651 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

EvenD+23.01972D+40.41974D+48.21980R+6.91983D+9.81984D+42.71992

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