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1972 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1972 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Philip Noel won the 1972 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Philip Noel received 216,953 popular votes (52.55%). The main challenger was Herbert DeSimone (47.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Noel and DeSimone

Noel +5.5 pts · won by 22,638 votes
Philip NoelDemocraticWINNER52.55%
216,953 votes
Herbert DeSimoneRepublican47.07%
194,315 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.