1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 34
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James Costello (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating William Belisle (R) by 37.2 points.
James CostelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%5,741
William BelisleRepublican
31.4%2,630
8,371 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