1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas A. Lynch (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating John McDonald (R) by 49.7 points.
Thomas A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%5,603
John McDonaldRepublican
25.2%1,885
7,488 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET