1910 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1910 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1909 November 8, 1910 1911  →

Nominee Aram J. Pothier Lewis A. Waterman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 33,540 32,400 Percentage 49.60% 47.91%

County results Municipality results Pothier:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Waterman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Aram J. Pothier Republican Elected Governor Aram J. Pothier Republican

The 1910 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Republican Aram J. Pothier defeated Democratic nominee Lewis A. Waterman with 49.60% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Aram J. Pothier, Republican
• Lewis A. Waterman, Democratic

Other candidates

• Nathaniel C. Greene, Prohibition
• Thomas F. Herrick, Socialist Labor

Results

1910 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Aram J. Pothier (incumbent)	33,540	49.60%
	Democratic	Lewis A. Waterman	32,400	47.91%
	Prohibition	Nathaniel C. Greene	998	1.48%
	Socialist Labor	Thomas F. Herrick	684	1.01%
Majority			1,140
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9780871879967 . Retrieved July 5, 2020.