1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 96
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Frank L. Nunes (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Peter O. Grimes (D) by 18.8 points.
Frank L. NunesRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,640
Peter O. GrimesDemocrat
40.6%1,803
4,443 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