1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 41
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph S. Gendron (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Ovide J. Rousseau (R) by 34.5 points.
Joseph S. GendronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%4,129
Ovide J. RousseauRepublican
32.8%2,011
6,140 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