1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 89
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Herbert U. Holmes (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Jacob D. Portnoy (D) by 21.2 points.
Herbert U. HolmesRepublican · winner
60.6%2,426
Jacob D. PortnoyDemocrat
39.4%1,576
4,002 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