2012Final results
2012 election for Rhode Island House District 70
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Jay Edwards (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating John A. Perkins Jr. (Ind) by 43.6 points.
Jay EdwardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%4,267
John A. Perkins Jr.Independent
28.1%1,671
5,949 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET