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1838, rhode, island, gubernatorial, election, held, april, 1838, 1837, april, 1838, 1839, nominee, william, sprague, john, brown, francisparty, whig, democraticpopular, vote, 504percentage, governor, before, electionjohn, brown, francisdemocratic, elected, gov. The 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 18 1838 1 2 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1837 April 18 1838 1839 Nominee William Sprague John Brown FrancisParty Whig DemocraticPopular vote 3 984 3 504Percentage 52 51 46 18 Governor before electionJohn Brown FrancisDemocratic Elected Governor William SpragueWhigIncumbent Democratic Governor John Brown Francis ran for election to a sixth term but was defeated by Whig nominee William Sprague Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit John Brown Francis Democratic incumbent Governor William Sprague Whig former U S RepresentativeResults edit 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Sprague 3 984 52 51 Democratic John Brown Francis incumbent 3 504 46 18 Scattering 99 1 30 Majority 480 6 33 Turnout 7 587Whig gain from Democratic SwingReferences edit The Election Herald of the times Newport R I March 29 1838 p 2 Retrieved October 19 2021 The Elections Richmond enquirer Richmond Va April 7 1838 p 2 Retrieved October 19 2021 RI Governor 1838 Our Campaigns Retrieved October 19 2021 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 235 ISBN 978 0 7864 1439 0 Glashan Roy R 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections 1775 1978 Westport CT Meckler Books pp 270 271 ISBN 0 930466 17 9 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 Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 1888 89 Providence E L Freeman amp Co Printers to the State 1888 p 101 Rhode Island Legislature The Rhode Island Republican Newport R I May 9 1838 p 2 Retrieved October 19 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173557564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
