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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 81

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John R. Galvin (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Lionel E. Bouvier (R) by 26.6 points.

John R. GalvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%2,373
36.7%1,375
3,748 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+26.51970D+30.01972D+33.61976D+5.11992D+4.41994D+14.52000

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