1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 42
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Castro (D) won re-election with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Eleanor F. Blackwell (R) by 45.2 points.
William A. CastroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%4,831
Eleanor F. BlackwellRepublican
27.4%1,823
6,654 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)