1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald C. Mahaffey (R) by 41.7 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%4,001
Ronald C. MahaffeyRepublican
29.1%1,645
5,646 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