1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 United States 1867 1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Republican Seth Padelford Republican Seth Padelford Governor no 10,337 presidential Republican Seth Padelford .5 SethPadelford.jpg 62.15% Democratic Lyman Pierce 6,295 37.85% 1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 225px County resultsPadelford: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% April 6, 1870 no 1871 1871 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1869 1869 Rhode Island gubernatorial election The 1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 6, 1870, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his second one-year term as governor over Democratic candidate Lyman Pierce. Background In the 1869 Rhode Island gubernatorial election, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Seth Padelford defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Pierce with 68 percent of the vote.2 April 1870 Our State Election https://newspaperarchive.com/us/rhode-island/bristol/bristol-phoenix/1870/04-02/page-2 27 March 2024 The Bristol Phoenix en NewspaperArchive.com1 January 2019 Seth Padelford https://www.nga.org/governor/seth-padelford/ 27 March 2024 National Governors Association Pierce was a perennial candidate who had first sought the governorship in 1866 against Republican incumbent Ambrose Burnside.Dubin Michael J. https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2014 9780786456468 5December 4, 1891 The late Lyman Pierce https://www.newspapers.com/image/887284100/ November 13, 2025 The Providence News 2 Newspapers.com Candidates Seth Padelford (Republican) 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. Lyman Pierce (Democrat) had been nominated in the previous year's election to become the governor of Rhode Island.Democratic Nominations https://newspapers.com/image/56689507 27 March 2024 Newspapers.com Newport Daily News 25 March 1869 en Election Padelford won the election over Lyman by around 25 percent of the vote. He swept all five of the states counties.1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Republican Republican Party (United States) Seth Padelford 10,337 62.15 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) Lyman Pierce 6,295 37.85 16,632 100.00 Rhode Island Republican Party References Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:Rhode Island elections Category:1870 Rhode Island elections Category:April 1970 in the United States