1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 49
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Erich A. Od Taylor (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Anthony W. Champa (R) by 23.4 points.
Erich A. Od TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%3,099
Anthony W. ChampaRepublican
38.3%1,923
5,022 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