1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1836 April 19, 1837 1838  
  RI Governor John Brown Francis.jpg No image.svg
Nominee John Brown Francis William Peckham
Party Democratic Constitutional
Popular vote2,716946
Percentage73.09%25.46%

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Francis:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90%

Governor before election

John Brown Francis
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Brown Francis
Democratic

The 1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1837. [1] [2]

Contents

Incumbent Democratic governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Constitutional Party candidate William Peckham.

General election

Candidates

Results

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Brown Francis (incumbent) 2,716 73.09%
Constitutional PartyWilliam Peckham94625.46%
Scattering541.45%
Majority 1,77047.63%
Turnout 3,716
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. Some sources give Francis' vote as 2,762. [10] [11] [12]

References

  1. "State Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 20, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. "The Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 26, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. DeSimone, Russell (March 6, 2021). "The Constitutional Party in Rhode Island, 1834-1837". Small State Big History. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. Arnold, James N., ed. (1888). The Narrangansett Historical Register. Vol. 6. Providence, R.I.: The Narrangansett Historical Publishing Company. p. 303. ISBN   978-0-7884-0511-2.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. "RI Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  7. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 234. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
  8. "Rhode-Island Legislature". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 10, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. "Rhode Island Election". The North-Carolina standard. Raleigh, N.C. May 17, 1837. p. 3. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  11. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 512. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  12. Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 101.