1968Final results
1968 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Bradford Gorham (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Arnold G. Turnquist (D) by 20.3 points.
Bradford GorhamRepublican · winner
60.2%2,562
Arnold G. TurnquistDemocrat
39.8%1,696
4,258 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET