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1972Final results

1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 6

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Louis H. Pastore (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Frank Dimauro Jr. (R) by 49.7 points.

Louis H. PastoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%4,004
25.1%1,344
5,348 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

EvenD+49.71972D+48.71974R+5.91983R+2.91984R+14.71986R+14.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET