1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 48
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Charles Wright (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Roderick A. J. Cavanagh (R) by 19.3 points.
Charles WrightDemocrat · winner
59.7%3,683
Roderick A. J. CavanaghRepublican
40.3%2,490
6,173 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