1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 17
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Thomas C. Slater (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Mary C. Ross (R) by 40.0 points.
Thomas C. SlaterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%1,291
Mary C. RossRepublican
30.0%553
1,844 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET