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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island House District 7

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Raymond H. Destefanis (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Armando Ricci (R) by 40.2 points.

Raymond H. DestefanisDemocrat · winner
70.1%2,639
Armando RicciRepublican
29.9%1,125
3,764 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+40.21972D+63.71974D+56.31976D+54.91978D+46.11980D+68.31998

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