2022Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2022 election for Rhode Island House District 53
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Brian J. Rea (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Bernard A. Hawkins (D) by 1.2 points.
Brian J. ReaRepublican · winner
50.5%2,503
Bernard A. HawkinsDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%2,445
4,958 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 2022
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET