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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John F. McBurney III (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Donald O. Reilly Jr. (R) by 38.7 points.

John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%4,663
30.6%2,060
6,723 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+30.51972D+24.61974D+32.01976D+35.51978D+37.11980D+23.11983

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