1911 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1911 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1910 November 7, 1911 1912  →

Nominee Aram J. Pothier Lewis A. Waterman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 37,969 30,575 Percentage 53.36% 42.97%

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

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

The 1911 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Republican Aram J. Pothier defeated Democratic nominee Lewis A. Waterman with 53.36% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

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

Other candidates

• Edward W. Theinert, Socialist
• Ernest L. Merry, Prohibition
• John W. Leach, Socialist Labor

Results

1911 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Aram J. Pothier (incumbent)	37,969	53.36%
	Democratic	Lewis A. Waterman	30,575	42.97%
	Socialist	Edward W. Theinert	1,392	1.96%
	Prohibition	Ernest L. Merry	912	1.28%
	Socialist Labor	John W. Leach	307	0.43%
Majority			7,394
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9780871879967 . Retrieved June 29, 2020.