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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island House District 66

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Kenneth R. Cook (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Leo J. Turgeon (R) by 31.7 points.

Kenneth R. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%2,072
Leo J. TurgeonRepublican
34.2%1,075
3,147 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

EvenD+31.71972D+58.21974D+70.01986D+67.91992D+42.51996R+12.42006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET