1838_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election

1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 18, 1838.[1][2]

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Brown Francis ran for election to a sixth term but was defeated by Whig nominee William Sprague.

General election

Candidates

Results

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References

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    "The Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. March 29, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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    "The Elections". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. April 7, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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    Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
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    Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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    Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 512. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
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    Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 101.
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    "Rhode-Island Legislature". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 9, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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