1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 81
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John R. Galvin (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Leo A. Pion (R) by 30.0 points.
John R. GalvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%2,339
Leo A. PionRepublican
35.0%1,259
3,598 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