2022Final results
2022 election for Rhode Island Senate District 17
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas Paolino (R) won with 46.8% of the vote, defeating John W. Lyle Jr. (Ind) by 18.8 points.
Thomas PaolinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.8%5,314
John W. Lyle Jr.Independent
28.0%3,178
Cameron J. DeutschDemocrat
25.1%2,852
11,355 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 2022
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET