1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Raymond P. Woodcock (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Edward John Mulligan (R) by 27.4 points.
Raymond P. WoodcockDemocrat · winner
63.7%6,168
Edward John MulliganRepublican
36.3%3,513
9,681 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