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2008Final results

2008 election for Rhode Island House District 17

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert B. Jacquard (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Jasper P. Bedrosian (R) by 28.3 points.

Robert B. JacquardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%3,856
35.8%2,154
6,010 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+40.01996D+71.21998D+81.22000D+20.82004D+28.32008D+40.02012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET