1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1835 April 20, 1836 1837 →
 
Nominee John Brown Francis Tristam Burges
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 4,020 2,984
Percentage 56.22% 41.73%

Governor before election

John Brown Francis
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Brown Francis
Democratic

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The 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1836.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Whig nominee Tristam Burges and Constitutional Party candidate Charles Collins.

General election

Candidates

Results

1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Brown Francis (incumbent) 4,020 56.22%
Whig Tristam Burges 2,984 41.73%
Constitutional Party Charles Collins 135 1.89%
Scattering 12 0.17%
Majority 1,036 14.49%
Turnout 7,151
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Shall Tristram Burges". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. March 23, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ DeSimone, Russell (March 6, 2021). "The Constitutional Party in Rhode Island, 1834-1837". Small State Big History. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Constitutional Party". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. February 3, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Constitutional Nomination". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. March 9, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "RI Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  7. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 512. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  10. ^ 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. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 101.
  11. ^ "General Assembly". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 11, 1836. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. May 12, 1836. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2021.