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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Leo D. Blais (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Edouard J. Jacques (D) by 9.5 points.

Leo D. BlaisRepublican · winner
53.9%5,550
44.4%4,573
1.8%183
10,306 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+9.51972D+12.11974D+1.91976D+17.91978R+2.11980R+33.21983

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

The candidates