1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly related races 1806 United States gubernatorial elections 1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1795 Presidential no 1805 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1805 1807 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1807 April 2, 1806 x150px Richard Jackson Jr. Federalist Party 1,662 43.07% x150px Henry Smith Democratic-Republican Party 1,097 28.43% x150px Peleg Arnold Democratic-Republican Party 1,094 28.35% 1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsJackson: #F6E8C3 40–50%Smith: #D7F4D7 30–40% #73D873 50–60% Governor Henry Smith Democratic-Republican Party Isaac Wilbour Democratic-Republican Party The 1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1806, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Federalist nominee Richard Jackson Jr. won a plurality of the vote against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Henry Smith and Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Peleg Arnold. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Rhode Island law, the election was forwarded to the Rhode Island legislature. When the legislature was also unable to elect a governor, it was decided that Democratic-Republican lieutenant governor-elect Isaac Wilbour would serve out the term as acting governor.Isaac Wilbour https://www.nga.org/governor/isaac-wilbour/ 2024-04-05 National Governors Associationhttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/4q77fr690 Rhode Island 1806 Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2024-04-05 General election On election day, April 2, 1806, Federalist nominee Richard Jackson Jr. led the field by a margin of 565 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Henry Smith. As he however did not receive a majority of all votes cast, the race was ultimately awarded to Democratic-Republican lieutenant governor-elect Isaac Wilbour, who would serve out the term as acting governor, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Wilbour was sworn in as the acting 6th governor of Rhode Island on May 7, 1806.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237771 RI Governor ourcampaigns.com February 8, 2013 2024-04-05 Results Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1806 Federalist Party Richard Jackson Jr. 1,662 43.07 Democratic-Republican Party Henry Smith (incumbent) 1,097 28.43 Democratic-Republican Party Peleg Arnold 1,094 28.35 Scattering 6 0.15 3,859 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party References Category:1806 Rhode Island elections Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:1806 United States gubernatorial elections Category:April 1806