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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Raymond M. Durfee (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Barbara E. Megrdichian (D) by 24.1 points.

Raymond M. DurfeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%4,995
38.0%3,055
8,050 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

EvenR+24.11972D+24.51976D+40.01978D+27.51980R+17.31983D+18.31984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET