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1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1858 April 6, 1859 1860 →
 
Nominee Thomas G. Turner Elisha R. Potter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 8,938 3,536
Percentage 71.52% 28.29%

County results
Turner:      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Elisha Dyer
Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas G. Turner
Republican

The 1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1859.[1]

Incumbent Republican governor Elisha Dyer declined to stand for re-election.[2][3]

Republican nominee Thomas G. Turner beat Democratic nominee Elisha R. Potter with 71.52% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thomas G. Turner 8,938 71.52%
Democratic Elisha R. Potter 3,536 28.29%
Scattering 24 0.19%
Majority 5,402 43.23%
Turnout 12,498
Republican hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give slightly different results.[10][11][12][13] The result given is taken from the Rhode Island Assembly Journal.

References

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  1. ^ "There are to be three more State elections this spring". The Highland weekly news. Hillsboro, Ohio. March 31, 1859. p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Governors Elisha & Elisha Jr. Dyer". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island. Vol. I. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1908. p. 3.
  4. ^ "RI Governor, 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1879. p. 160.
  7. ^ Field, Edward, ed. (1902). State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History. Vol. I. Boston and Syracuse: Mason Publishing Company. p. 370.
  8. ^ The Evening Journal Almanac 1860. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers and Stereotypers. 1860. p. 72.
  9. ^ Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, passed at the May Session, 1859. Providence: Knowles, Anthony & Co., State Printers. 1859. p. 56.
  10. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  11. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  12. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 514. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  13. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1860. New York: H. Greeley & Company. p. 47.