1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island 1858 Presidential no 1857 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1857 1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1859 April 7, 1858 x150px Elisha Dyer Republican Party (United States) 7,934 68.91% x150px Elisha R. Potter Democratic Party (United States) 3,572 31.02% 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Dyer: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Governor Elisha Dyer Republican Party (United States) Elisha Dyer Republican Party (United States) The 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1858. April 7, 1858 The Rhode Island election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1858-04-07/ed-1/seq-4/ The New York herald 4 New York, N.Y. 7 March 2022 Incumbent Republican governor Elisha Dyer beat Democratic nominee Elisha R. Potter with 68.91% of the vote. General election Candidates Elisha R. Potter, Democratic, former U.S. representative, former State commissioner of public schools Elisha Dyer, Republican, incumbent governor Declined Alexander Duncan, Democratic March 25, 1858 Political Summary https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026752/1858-03-25/ed-1/seq-3/ The national era 47 Washington, D.C. 7 March 2022 April 3, 1858 Rhode Island Democratic state ticket https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1858-04-03/ed-1/seq-5/ The New York herald 5 New York, N.Y. 7 March 2022 Results 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237897 RI Governor, 1858 Our Campaigns 7 March 2023Gubernatorial 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 238 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 272–273 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 514 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 1879 Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924005742063&view=1up&seq=182 Providence E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State 160 Republican Party (United States) Elisha Dyer (incumbent) 7,934 68.91% Democratic Party (United States) Elisha R. Potter 3,572 31.02% Scattering 8 0.07% 4,362 37.89% 11,514 Republican Party (United States) References 1858 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Category:April 1858