1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Gilman (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Thayland H. Waltonen (R) by 13.7 points.
John GilmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%1,996
Thayland H. WaltonenRepublican
43.2%1,516
3,512 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET