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]

Elisha R. Potter, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, former State commissioner of public schools, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1858
Thomas G. Turner, Republican, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results[edit]

1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas G. Turner	8,938	71.52%
	Democratic	Elisha R. Potter	3,536	28.29%
	Scattering		24	0.19%
Majority			5,402	43.23%
Turnout			12,498
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes[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.

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[14] Some sources give slightly different results.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] The result given is taken from the Rhode Island Assembly Journal.

[1] "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.

[2] "Governors Elisha & Elisha Jr. Dyer". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[3] Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island. Vol. I. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1908. p. 3.

[4] "RI Governor, 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[5] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] The Evening Journal Almanac 1860. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers and Stereotypers. 1860. p. 72.

[9] 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.

[10] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1860. New York: H. Greeley & Company. p. 47.

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