1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 17
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John J. Wrenn (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating George T. Smith (R) by 52.6 points.
John J. WrennDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%1,903
George T. SmithRepublican
23.7%591
2,494 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET