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Rhode Island gubernatorial election
1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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 [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
^ Some sources give slightly different results.[10] [11] [12] [13] The result given is taken from the Rhode Island Assembly Journal.
References [ edit ]
^ "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 .
^ "Governors Elisha & Elisha Jr. Dyer" . Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame . Retrieved August 8, 2023 .
^ Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island . Vol. I. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1908. p. 3.
^ "RI Governor, 1859" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2023 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ The Evening Journal Almanac 1860 . Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers and Stereotypers. 1860. p. 72.
^ 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.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1860 . New York: H. Greeley & Company. p. 47.