1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 18
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Charles A. Swanton (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Clarence F. Conneally (R) by 17.9 points.
Charles A. SwantonDemocrat · winner
58.9%864
Clarence F. ConneallyRepublican
41.1%602
1,466 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET