2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Rhode Island House District 72
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Terri Cortvriend (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Mendonca (R) by 9.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Terri CortvriendDemocrat · winner
54.6%3,462
Kenneth J. MendoncaRepublican · incumbent
45.3%2,877
6,346 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET