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| Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 | ||
| Current incumbent | June Speakman  | |
Rhode Island's sixty-eighth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative June Speakman.
Rhode Island state representatives represent an average of 14,034 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 13,978 residents.
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Rhode Island legislators assume office the first Tuesday in January.
Article III of the Rhode Island Constitution describes the requirements to hold office.
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $15,959/year | No per diem is paid. |
If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The Secretary of State must call for an election to be held anywhere from 70 to 90 days after the vacancy occurred. No election can be held if the vacancy happens after the first Monday in February during an election year. The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.
Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 24, 2020.
A special election for District 68 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives was held on March 5, 2019. A primary took place on February 5, 2019. The filing deadline for candidates was December 28, 2018.
The special election was called after Representative-elect Laufton Ascencao (D) announced that he would not take the oath of office because he had lied to local Democratic town committee members about producing a six-page mailer. He also produced a fake expenses invoice for the mailer and sent it to the committee members. When he announced his decision not to take office, Ascencao said the brochure was completed but not in time for it to be published and mailed prior to the election, so there were no actual expenses incurred for it.
Entering the special election, Kenneth Marshall held the District 68 seat as a Democratic member. He was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014 and 2016; he did not run for re-election in 2018 after acknowledging in July 2018 that he had not reported more than $10,000 in campaign contributions. However, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea (D) decided in December 2018 that Marshall's term would be extended until the special election had passed.
June Speakman (D) defeated William Hunt Jr. (L), incumbent Kenneth Marshall (Independent), and James McCanna III (Independent) in the special general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 on March 5, 2019.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
June Speakman (D) |
39.8
|
864 |
|
|
William Hunt Jr. (L) |
28.4
|
615 | |
|
|
Kenneth Marshall (Independent) |
23.6
|
512 | |
|
|
James McCanna III (Independent) |
8.1
|
176 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.1
|
2 | ||
|
|
Total votes: 2,169 |
June Speakman defeated Richard Ruggerio in the special Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 on February 5, 2019.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
June Speakman (D) |
72.2
|
1,220 |
|
|
Richard Ruggerio (D) |
27.8
|
469 | |
|
|
Total votes: 1,689 |
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Laufton Ascencao (D) defeated William Hunt Jr. (L) in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Laufton Ascencao (D) |
64.0
|
3,700 |
|
|
William Hunt Jr. (L) |
35.3
|
2,043 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.7
|
38 | ||
|
|
Total votes: 5,781 |
Laufton Ascencao defeated Andrew Tyska in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Laufton Ascencao (D) |
65.4
|
1,369 |
|
|
Andrew Tyska (D) |
34.6
|
724 | |
|
|
Total votes: 2,093 |
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Kenneth Marshall defeated William Hunt, Jr. in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 general election.Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kenneth Marshall Incumbent |
61.72% | 4,078 | |
| Libertarian | William Hunt, Jr. | 38.28% | 2,529 | |
| Total Votes | 6,607 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||||
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Marshall Incumbent (unopposed) |
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Kenneth Marshall was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election. John W. Hanley was removed from the ballot before the primary.
Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 27, 2012. Kenneth Marshall (D) defeated Michael J. Donahue (R) in the general election and defeated John W. Hanley in the Democratic primary. Donahue was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 68, General Election, 2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth A. Marshall |
63.2% | 4,101 | |
| Republican | Michael J. Donahue | 36.6% | 2,376 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 6,488 | |||
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2012
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kenneth Marshall |
62.8% | 744 |
| John Hanley | 37.2% | 441 |
| Total Votes | 1,185 | |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68 raised a total of $252,955. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $14,053 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $35,138 | 2 | $17,569 | |
| 2014 | $1,060 | 1 | $1,060 | |
| 2012 * | $10,625 | 3 | $3,542 | |
| 2010 | $88,959 | 3 | $29,653 | |
| 2008 | $43,010 | 2 | $21,505 | |
| 2006 | $48,628 | 3 | $16,209 | |
| 2004 | $16,875 | 1 | $16,875 | |
| 2002 | $6,225 | 2 | $3,113 | |
| 2000 | $2,435 | 1 | $2,435 | |
| Total | $252,955 | 18 | $14,053 | |
| * Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district. | ||||
