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Election
1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Nominee
John Pastore
John McLaughlin
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
230,469
107,351
Percentage
67.5%
31.5%
County resultsPastore : 60–70%
U.S. senator before election
John Pastore
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
John Pastore
Democratic
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 .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John Pastore , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1950
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
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Results [ ]
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