1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

The 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican John McLaughlin. This was the last election when a Democratic was elected to Rhode Island's Class 1 Senate Seat until Sheldon Whitehouse was elected in the 2006 Senate election in Rhode Island.

1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Nominee John Pastore John McLaughlin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 230,469 107,351
Percentage 67.54% 31.46%

Pastore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McLaughlin:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

John Pastore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Pastore
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (inc.) 54,090 88.06
Democratic John Quattrocchi 7,332 11.94
Majority 46,758 76.13%
Total votes 61,422 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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General election

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Results

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General election results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (inc.) 230,469 67.54
Republican John McLaughlin 107,351 31.46
Peace and Freedom David N. Fenton 2,406 0.71
Socialist Workers Daniel B. Fein 996 0.29
Majority 123,118 36.08%
Total votes 341,222 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "RI US Senate - D Primary". Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "RI US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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