1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Nicholas Gorham (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Janet G. Dannecker (D) by 3.2 points.
Nicholas GorhamRepublican · winner
51.6%1,924
Janet G. DanneckerDemocrat
48.4%1,805
3,729 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET