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1970 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Licht won the 1970 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Frank Licht received 173,420 popular votes (50.07%). The main challenger was Herbert DeSimone (49.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Licht and DeSimone

Licht +0.5 pts · won by 1,871 votes
Frank LichtDemocraticWINNER50.07%
173,420 votes
Herbert DeSimoneRepublican49.53%
171,549 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.