1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John P. Hawkins (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Calise (R) by 32.4 points.
John P. HawkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%5,526
Robert CaliseRepublican
33.8%2,820
8,346 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