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1974Final results

1974 election for Rhode Island House District 70

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert E. Sweeney (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Mancuso (R) by 45.3 points.

Robert E. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%3,389
27.3%1,275
4,664 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+30.21972D+45.31974D+67.21986R+22.22004D+13.02010D+24.02020

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