1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 26
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Francis A. Gencarelli (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John J. Gentile (D) by 15.1 points.
Francis A. GencarelliRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%4,573
John J. GentileDemocrat
42.5%3,375
7,948 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