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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 29

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

William J. McGovern (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Edward R. Andrews (D) by 7.0 points.

William J. McGovernRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%2,018
46.5%1,753
3,771 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+16.71972R+1.01974R+20.21976D+11.81978D+23.91980D+27.81984

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