1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John P. Hawkins (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Louis E. Manocchia (R) by 34.7 points.
John P. HawkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%5,215
Louis E. ManocchiaRepublican
32.7%2,529
7,744 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