1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 97
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Jeffrey J. Teitz (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating P. Michael Taylor (R) by 0.7 points.
Jeffrey J. TeitzDemocrat · winner
50.3%1,393
P. Michael TaylorRepublican
49.7%1,375
2,768 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