1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
  1871 April 3, 18721873 
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Nominee Seth Padelford Olney Arnold
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote9,4638,308
Percentage53.25%46.75%

Governor before election

Seth Padelford
Republican

Elected Governor

Seth Padelford
Republican

The 1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 3, 1872 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. [1] Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his fourth and final one-year term as governor [2] against Democratic candidate Olney Arnold. [3]

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Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Election

Statewide

1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Seth Padelford 9,46353.25
Democratic Olney Arnold8,30846.75
Total votes17,771 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 | The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. pp. 213–214. ISBN   9780786456468.
  2. 1 2 "Seth Padelford". National Governors Association. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. "Rhode Island Election | The State all Right!". Newport Daily News. 4 April 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. Bayles, Richard M., ed. (1891). History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Volume II (PDF). New York, NY, USA: W. W. Preston & Co. pp. 102–104. Retrieved 30 March 2024.