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1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1822 Presidential no 1834 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1834 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1836 April 15, 1835 x150px John Brown Francis Democratic Party (United States) 3,880 50.67% x150px Nehemiah R. Knight Whig Party (United States) 3,774 49.28% 1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsFrancis: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Knight: #FED463 50–60% Governor John Brown Francis Democratic Party (United States) John Brown Francis Democratic Party (United States)
The 1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 15, 1835. April 14, 1835 Connecticut regenerated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024735/1835-04-14/ed-1/seq-2/ Richmond enquirer Richmond, Va. 2 19 October 2021 April 23, 1835 In Rhode Island https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020071/1835-04-23/ed-1/seq-3/ Litchfield enquirer Litchfield, Conn. 3 19 October 2021
Incumbent Democratic governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a third term, defeating Whig nominee Nehemiah R. Knight in a re-match of the previous year's election.
General election
Candidates
John Brown Francis, Democratic, incumbent governor
Nehemiah R. Knight, Whig, incumbent U.S. senator, former governor
Results
1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237873 RI Governor, 1835 Our Campaigns 19 October 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 76 1-56802-396-0 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County 234 McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 270–271 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 511–512 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 1888 Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89 State of Rhode Island manual https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924106119559&view=1up&seq=127&skin=2021 Providence E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State 101
Democratic Party (United States) John Brown Francis (incumbent) 3,880 50.67%
Whig Party (United States) Nehemiah R. Knight 3,774 49.28%
Scattering 4 0.05%
106 1.38%
7,658
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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