1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Samuel C. Crooks (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating George E. Weavill (R) by 8.4 points.
Samuel C. CrooksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%2,666
George E. WeavillRepublican
45.8%2,254
4,920 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