1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph K. Obrien (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Hubert E. Little (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph K. ObrienDemocrat · winner
52.9%3,159
Hubert E. LittleRepublican
47.1%2,814
5,973 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