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2000Final results

2000 election for Rhode Island House District 53

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Nicholas Gorham (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Earl Bagley (D) by 21.4 points.

Nicholas GorhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%2,832
Earl BagleyDemocrat
39.3%1,832
4,664 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+30.91982R+10.41990R+3.21998R+21.42000D+22.42002D+22.62004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET