1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Walaska (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond T. McKay (R) by 46.9 points.
William A. WalaskaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%4,941
Raymond T. McKayRepublican
26.6%1,788
6,729 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET