1886 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1886 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island 1882 Presidential no 1885 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1885 1887 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1887 April 7, 1886 x150px George P. Wetmore Republican Party (United States) 14,340 53.36% x120px Amasa Sprague Democratic Party (United States) 9,944 37.00% x120px George H. Slade Prohibition Party 2,585 9.62% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 250px Wetmore: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Sprague: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor George P. Wetmore Republican Party (United States) George P. Wetmore Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1886. Incumbent Republican George P. Wetmore defeated Democratic nominee Amasa Sprague with 53.36% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates George P. Wetmore, Republican Amasa Sprague, Democratic Other candidates George H. Slade, Prohibition Results 1886 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. 2010 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC&pg=PA10 14 Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-4722-0 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 272–273 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 517 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0McPherson Edward The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1887 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054392519&view=1up&seq=85&skin=2021 New York, NY The Tribune Association 1887 79 Manual with Rules and Orders for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island. 1886-7. State of Rhode Island manual https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4047158&view=1up&seq=119&skin=2021 Providence, R. I. E. L. Freeman & Son, State Printers 91–92 1886 Some sources gives Sprague's vote as 9,994.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266713 RI Governor, 1886 Our Campaigns 14 September 2021https://books.google.com/books?id=sKERAQAAMAAJ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections 9780871879967 October 14, 2020 Moore John Leo 1994 CQ Press Republican Party (United States) George P. Wetmore (incumbent) 14,340 53.36% Democratic Party (United States) Amasa Sprague 9,944 37.00% Prohibition Party George H. Slade 2,585 9.62% Scattering 6 0.02% 4,396 16.36% 26,875 Republican Party (United States) Notes References 1886 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Category:April 1886 in the United States