1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Lucy Rawlings Tootell (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Smith (D) by 14.7 points.
Lucy Rawlings TootellRepublican · winner
57.3%2,629
Robert M. SmithDemocrat
42.7%1,956
4,585 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