1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Bradford Gorham (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Milton S. Abrams (D) by 11.9 points.
Bradford GorhamRepublican · winner
56.0%2,991
Milton S. AbramsDemocrat
44.0%2,354
5,345 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET