1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1889. Democratic nominee John W. Davis received 49.38% of the vote and the Republican nominee Herbert W. Ladd 39.13%. With no candidate attaining a majority of the vote it was decided by the Rhode Island General Assembly. In the same election, the Republican Party had won a small majority in the legislature and selected Ladd as Governor.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Herbert W. Ladd, Republican
 * John W. Davis, Democratic

Other candidates
 * James Chace, Independent
 * Harrison H. Richardson, Prohibition