2012Final results
2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Edward J. Oneill (Ind) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating John J. Cullen (D) by 21.3 points.
Edward J. OneillIndependent · winner · incumbent
57.3%7,588
John J. CullenDemocrat
36.1%4,776
Derek M. MeiklejohnIndependent
6.4%842
13,232 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET