1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Eugene J. McCaffrey Jr. (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Warren L. Salter (R) by 32.6 points.
Eugene J. McCaffrey Jr.Democrat · winner
66.3%5,626
Warren L. SalterRepublican
33.7%2,860
8,486 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