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.[1] In the same election, the Republican Party had won a small majority in the legislature and selected Ladd as Governor.[2][3]