1992Final results
1992 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas A. Lynch (D) won with 46.4% of the vote, defeating Jude Plante (R) by 13.6 points.
Thomas A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.4%4,379
Jude PlanteRepublican
32.8%3,095
John T. KirbyIndependent
20.8%1,960
9,434 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET