1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James P. Flynn (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Edward H. Torgen (R) by 0.2 points.
James P. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%2,492
Edward H. TorgenRepublican
49.9%2,483
4,975 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