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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 37

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John C. Revens Jr. (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Barbara W. Nicholson (R) by 7.7 points.

John C. Revens Jr.Democrat · winner
53.8%1,990
Barbara W. NicholsonRepublican · incumbent
46.2%1,707
3,697 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+25.61972D+37.41974D+38.91982D+19.21986D+29.61998D+25.42000

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