1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 47
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jeremiah R. Leary (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Maxwell C. Huntoon (R) by 11.1 points.
Jeremiah R. LearyDemocrat · winner
55.6%3,740
Maxwell C. HuntoonRepublican · incumbent
44.4%2,990
6,730 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