1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas J. Daponte (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John E. Faria (D) by 8.0 points.
Thomas J. DaponteRepublican · winner
54.0%4,162
John E. FariaDemocrat
46.0%3,547
7,709 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