1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island House District 84

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Peter J. Coelho (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Rossilli (Ind) by 44.6 points.

Peter J. CoelhoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%2,507
John A. RossilliIndependent
27.7%960
3,467 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

EvenR+2.51974D+24.11976D+29.31978D+37.91986D+54.41992D+29.51994

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