1978Final results
1978 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas A. Lynch (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Hartley L. Bicknell (R) by 47.9 points.
Thomas A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%4,504
Hartley L. BicknellRepublican
26.0%1,585
6,089 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET