1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Walaska (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Steven Archer (R) by 37.8 points.
William A. WalaskaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%5,353
Steven ArcherRepublican
31.1%2,415
7,768 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