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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 28

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Albert A. Cappelli (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Larrivee (R) by 25.3 points.

Albert A. CappelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%4,652
37.4%2,774
7,426 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

EvenD+25.31972D+37.11974D+44.61976D+29.01980R+23.91983D+2.41984

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