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Parents > United States > Rhode Island > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 26, 1970 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1970 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1970 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1971 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedRBH December 15, 2010 11:33pm
Data SourcesPolitics in America, Edition IV
Congressional Quarterly
P. 149
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1968
NameFrank Licht Votes195,766 (51.02%)
Term01/07/1969 - 01/02/1971 Margin7,808 (+2.03%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1972
NamePhilip W. Noel Votes216,953 (52.55%)
Term01/03/1973 - 01/03/1975 Margin22,638 (+5.48%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1970 RI Governor - R Primary
Herbert F. DeSimone
R 12,320

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Frank Licht Attorney General Herbert F. DeSimone John E. Powers  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Workers  
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Uncertified Votes 173,420 (50.07%) 171,549 (49.53%) 1,372 (0.40%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,871 (-0.54%) -172,048 (-49.68%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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