1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 86
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Jacob Harpootain (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Robert O. Clark (D) by 17.2 points.
Jacob HarpootainRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%2,734
Robert O. ClarkDemocrat
41.4%1,930
4,664 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