1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Samuel C. Crooks (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating W. Harlow Kahler (R) by 6.2 points.
Samuel C. CrooksDemocrat · winner
53.1%2,322
W. Harlow KahlerRepublican
46.9%2,049
4,371 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