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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

EvenD+24.31972D+70.11980D+52.81986D+50.91990R+8.11992D+10.11994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET