1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 32
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Paul A. Fontaine (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Tedeschi (R) by 9.5 points.
Paul A. FontaineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%5,139
Robert J. TedeschiRepublican
45.2%4,245
9,384 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