1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1874 7 April 1875 1876  
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Nominee Henry Lippitt Rowland HazardCharles R. Cutler
Party Republican Independent Republican Democratic
Alliance Prohibition
Electoral vote7036eliminated
Popular vote8,3688,7245,166
Percentage37.6%39.2%23.2%

1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Lippitt:      30–40%
Hazard:      40–50%
Cutler:      30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election

Henry Howard
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry Lippitt
Republican

The 1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1875, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. No candidate won a majority of the votes cast, sending the election to the Rhode Island General Assembly, where Henry Lippitt defeated fellow Republican Rowland Hazard II and Democrat Charles R. Cutler. [1]

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General election

The temperance movement divided Rhode Island Republicans ahead of the 1875 state elections. Lippitt was nominated by the "regular" Republican organization, but faced opposition from supporters of the state's temperance law. Pro-temperance independent Republicans and members of the Prohibition Party supported Hazard. On election day, Hazard received more votes than either of his rivals, but less than a majority. As stipulated by the Rhode Island Constitution, the election went to the General Assembly, which met on May 25 and elected Lippitt with 70 votes to 36 for Hazard. [2] [3]

Results

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1875 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Lippitt 8,36837.6
Independent Republican Rowland Hazard II8,72439.2
Democratic Charles R. Cutler5,16623.2
Total votes22,258 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. "Henry Lippitt". National Governors Association . Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. "Meeting of the General Assembly". Daily Kennebec Journal. May 26, 1875.
  3. "Election of State Officers in Rhode Island". Worcester Daily Spy. May 26, 1875.
  4. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D. C.: Congressional Quarterly. 1998. p. 77.