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1968Final results

1968 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Vincent J. Baccari (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Peters (R) by 55.4 points.

Vincent J. BaccariDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%4,233
22.3%1,215
5,448 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+48.71972D+34.81976D+64.81978D+54.31980D+63.31983D+49.61984

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