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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 68

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Francis A. Gaschen (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Earle P. Engley (R) by 56.3 points.

Francis A. GaschenDemocrat · winner
78.2%3,154
Earle P. EngleyRepublican
21.8%881
4,035 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+17.61972D+29.61976D+56.31982D+49.91996D+17.12002D+4.62006

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