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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Rhode Island House District 99

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert J. McKenna (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick G. Kirby (R) by 9.4 points.

Robert J. McKennaDemocrat · winner
54.7%1,575
Patrick G. KirbyRepublican · incumbent
45.3%1,304
2,879 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+25.21972D+26.01974D+15.41976D+8.51978D+30.91980D+24.21984

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