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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 7

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John Tantimonaco (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Bennie A. David (R) by 43.3 points.

John TantimonacoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%4,673
Bennie A. DavidRepublican
28.3%1,847
6,520 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+31.41972D+70.71974D+57.51976D+53.01983D+31.31992D+67.61996

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