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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 52

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph Russo (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence R. McCann (D) by 7.5 points.

Joseph RussoRepublican · winner
53.8%2,187
46.2%1,880
4,067 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

EvenR+14.71972D+0.61976D+16.21978D+19.21980D+13.71982R+5.71984

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