2012Final results
2012 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John J. Desimone (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Grzych (Ind) by 49.2 points.
John J. DesimoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%2,615
Daniel J. GrzychIndependent
25.1%884
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.5%19
3,518 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET