1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 31
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Francis P. Smith (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Edgar M. Gouin (R) by 51.4 points.
Francis P. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%5,671
Edgar M. GouinRepublican
24.3%1,822
7,493 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