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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 30

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Howard J. Luckina (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph Dalti Jr. (Ind) by 10.5 points.

Howard J. LuckinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%3,926
Joseph Dalti Jr.Independent
44.7%3,177
7,103 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+69.01974R+10.51983D+11.21984D+34.21986D+13.81990D+36.61996

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