1970Final results

1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 9

Name: 1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 9
Start: 1970-11-03
Location: Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Matthew F. Callaghan Jr. (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond E. Tatz (R) by 48.9 points.

Matthew F. Callaghan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

74.4%3,501

25.6%1,202

4,703 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

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