1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 20
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donald E. Roch (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Lachapelle (D) by 16.7 points.
Donald E. RochRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%5,452
Francis J. LachapelleDemocrat
41.7%3,894
9,346 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