1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 98
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Stephen C. Orourke (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Rommel (R) by 1.7 points.
Stephen C. OrourkeDemocrat · winner
50.8%1,152
Herbert F. RommelRepublican
49.2%1,114
2,266 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