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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 47

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Howard M. Webster (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Allen III (D) by 9.2 points.

Howard M. WebsterRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%2,090
45.4%1,739
3,829 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+3.41972D+48.81974D+5.11978D+7.41980D+5.51982D+5.61984

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