1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 41
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph S. Gendron (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating John R. Murray (R) by 25.7 points.
Joseph S. GendronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%4,735
John R. MurrayRepublican
37.2%2,801
7,536 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