2016Flipped from independentFinal results
2016 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas Paolino (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Jina N. Petrarca-Karampetsos (D) by 2.0 points, a seat another party won last time.
Thomas PaolinoRepublican · winner
50.9%7,224
Jina N. Petrarca-KarampetsosDemocrat
48.9%6,942
14,201 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET