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1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Vincent J. Baccari (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Gustav Wohl (R) by 58.8 points.

Vincent J. BaccariDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%3,554
Gustav WohlRepublican
20.6%921
4,475 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

EvenD+48.71972D+34.81976D+64.81978D+54.31980D+63.31983D+49.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET