1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 42
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Castro (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating George E. Tracy (R) by 25.3 points.
William A. CastroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%5,054
George E. TracyRepublican
37.4%3,014
8,068 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