1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 13
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas H. Needham (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Michael M. McAteer (D) by 6.1 points.
Thomas H. NeedhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%4,756
Michael M. McAteerDemocrat
46.9%4,206
8,962 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