1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 72
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph L. Faria (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas E. Pendergrass (R) by 53.0 points.
Joseph L. FariaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%908
Douglas E. PendergrassRepublican
23.5%279
1,187 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET