2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 72
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Christine H. Callahan (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating John H. Maher (D) by 27.3 points.
Christine H. CallahanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%3,636
John H. MaherDemocrat · incumbent
36.3%2,075
5,711 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET