1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 56
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Edward H. Pickering (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Ferrante (R) by 12.0 points.
Edward H. PickeringDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%2,493
Michael FerranteRepublican
44.0%1,959
4,452 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