1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 68
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph A. Thibeault (D) won re-election with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Rene N. Gauthier (R) by 8.4 points.
Joseph A. ThibeaultDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%2,034
Rene N. GauthierRepublican
45.8%1,720
3,754 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)