1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 71
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Michael Costello (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Labutti (R) by 11.4 points.
Michael CostelloDemocrat · winner
55.7%2,611
Ronald J. LabuttiRepublican
44.3%2,076
4,687 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