1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 97
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
George C. Cottrell (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William H. Nilsen (R) by 14.0 points.
George C. CottrellDemocrat · winner
57.0%1,609
William H. NilsenRepublican · incumbent
43.0%1,214
2,823 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