1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Bradford Gorham (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Mack (D) by 18.2 points.
Bradford GorhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%3,666
Robert C. MackDemocrat
40.9%2,539
6,205 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET