1970Final results
1970 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Monroe O. Knight (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Elisha A. Tew (D) by 12.0 points.
Monroe O. KnightRepublican · winner
56.0%2,281
Elisha A. TewDemocrat
44.0%1,791
4,072 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