2006Final results
2006 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph A. Montalbano (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating James B. Spooner (Ind) by 32.1 points.
Joseph A. MontalbanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%7,150
James B. SpoonerIndependent
34.0%3,676
10,826 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET