1974Final results
1974 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas A. Lynch (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating William W. Morrison (R) by 52.4 points.
Thomas A. LynchDemocrat · winner
76.2%4,857
William W. MorrisonRepublican
23.8%1,516
6,373 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)