1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 31
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Francis P. Smith (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Archer A. Kennedy (R) by 44.7 points.
Francis P. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%5,292
Archer A. KennedyRepublican
27.6%2,020
7,312 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