1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
J. William Corr Jr. (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Thayland H. Waltonen (D) by 42.1 points.
J. William Corr Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
71.1%7,764
Thayland H. WaltonenDemocrat
28.9%3,160
10,924 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