2010Final results
2010 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Edward J. Oneill (Ind) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Linda Butera Buteranoble (D) by 9.0 points.
Edward J. OneillIndependent · winner · incumbent
54.5%5,316
Linda Butera ButeranobleDemocrat
45.5%4,441
9,757 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET