1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Pat Nero (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Vito Parente (R) by 11.1 points.
Pat NeroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%4,833
Vito ParenteRepublican
44.4%3,867
8,700 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