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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 32

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph W. Walsh (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Helen B. Dinsmore (R) by 14.3 points.

Joseph W. WalshDemocrat · winner
57.1%2,366
Helen B. DinsmoreRepublican · incumbent
42.9%1,775
4,141 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+20.21972D+43.91980D+32.91982D+20.31984D+51.01990D+46.11992

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