1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 25
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John Joseph Kelly (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Howard A. Allen (D) by 17.5 points.
John Joseph KellyRepublican · winner
58.8%5,356
Howard A. AllenDemocrat
41.2%3,757
9,113 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