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The 1863 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 1 April 1863 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican nominee and former Mayor of Providence James Y. Smith defeated incumbent Democratic governor William C. Cozzens. [1]
On election day, 1 April 1863, Republican nominee James Y. Smith won the election by a margin of 3,291 votes against his opponent incumbent Democratic governor William C. Cozzens, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of governor. Smith was sworn in as the 29th governor of Rhode Island on 5 May 1863. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Y. Smith | 10,828 | 58.00 | |
| Democratic | William C. Cozzens (incumbent) | 7,537 | 40.37 | |
| Scattering | 304 | 1.63 | ||
| Total votes | 18,669 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
William Cole Cozzens was an American politician and the 28th Governor of Rhode Island.
James Youngs Smith was an American politician and the 29th Governor of Rhode Island.
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The 1862–63 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, occurring during the American Civil War. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1862 and 1863, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
The 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Rhode Island, concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
The 1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 6, 1870, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his second one-year term as governor over Democratic candidate Lyman Pierce.
The 1869 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1869, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his first one-year term as governor against Democratic candidate Lyman Pierce.
The 1871 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1871, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his third one-year term as governor against Democratic candidate Thomas Steere.
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The 1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1806 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Federalist nominee Richard Jackson Jr. won a plurality of the vote against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Henry Smith and Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Peleg Arnold. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Rhode Island law, the election was forwarded to the Rhode Island legislature. When the legislature was also unable to elect a governor, it was decided that Democratic-Republican lieutenant governor-elect Isaac Wilbour would serve out the term as acting governor.
The 1811 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1811 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Federalist nominee William Jones defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican governor James Fenner.
The 1861 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held April 3, 1861 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. William Sprague IV, the incumbent governor, was reelected, defeating his Republican rival, Mayor James Y. Smith of Providence. Sprague was nominated by Rhode Island's Union Party, a coalition of Democrats, conservative Republicans, and ex-Whigs that had supported him in 1860.
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