1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas N. Goodwin (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph G. Checrallah (R) by 54.3 points.
Thomas N. GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%5,534
Joseph G. ChecrallahRepublican
22.8%1,637
7,171 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