2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Rhode Island House District 72
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Linda Dill Finn (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel Patrick Reilly (R) by 1.4 points.
Linda Dill FinnDemocrat · winner
50.6%3,597
Daniel Patrick ReillyRepublican · incumbent
49.2%3,497
7,106 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