1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 34
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James Costello (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Tucker (R) by 27.4 points.
James CostelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%6,382
Robert B. TuckerRepublican
36.3%3,640
10,022 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