1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Vincent J. Baccari (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Peters (R) by 48.7 points.
Vincent J. BaccariDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%3,372
Thomas A. PetersRepublican
25.6%1,162
4,534 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