1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 48
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William C. Oneill (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Caswell (R) by 10.5 points.
William C. OneillDemocrat · winner
55.3%2,615
Richard W. CaswellRepublican · incumbent
44.7%2,116
4,731 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET