1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 United States 1867 1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Republican Seth Padelford Republican Seth Padelford Governor no 9,463 presidential Republican Seth Padelford .5 SethPadelford.jpg 53.25% Democratic Olney Arnold 8,308 46.75% 1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 225px County resultsPadelford: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Arnold: #7996E2 50–60%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% April 3, 1872 no 1873 1873 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1871 1871 Rhode Island gubernatorial election The 1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 3, 1872, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island.https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin 2014 6 McFarland 9780786456468 Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his fourth and final one-year term as governorSeth Padelford https://www.nga.org/governor/seth-padelford/ National Governors Association 27 March 2024 1 January 2019 against Democratic candidate Olney Arnold.Rhode Island Election The State all Right! https://newspaperarchive.com/us/rhode-island/newport/newport-daily-news/1872/04-04/page-2 30 March 2024 Newport Daily News 4 April 1872 2 Candidates Republican Party Seth Padelford, the Republican nominee, was the incumbent governor. He had previously served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives for two years, ran and lost in the 1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election as the Republican nominee, and was the lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1863 to 1865 under James Y. Smith. Democratic Party Olney Arnold (not to be confused with Olney Arnold), the Democratic nominee, was a prominent banker in Rhode Island. Under Governor William Sprague IV, he organized companies of the Rhode Island Militia for the American Civil War, and was promoted to major general. He was well-regarded by the veterans of the state for his service.Bayles Richard M. History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Volume II 1891 W. W. Preston & Co. New York, NY, USA 102–104 https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/historyofprovide01bayl/historyofprovide01bayl.pdf 30 March 2024 Election Statewide 1872 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Republican Republican Party (United States) Seth Padelford 9,463 53.25 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) Olney Arnold 8,308 46.75 17,771 100.00 Rhode Island Republican Party References Category:1872 Rhode Island elections Category:1872 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:April 1872 in the United States