1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 51
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Donald R. Bonner (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Cerososimo (D) by 19.3 points.
Donald R. BonnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,338
Louis J. CerososimoDemocrat
40.3%1,580
3,918 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET