1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1836 April 19, 1837 1838 →
 
Nominee John Brown Francis William Peckham
Party Democratic Constitutional
Popular vote 2,716 946
Percentage 73.09% 25.46%

Governor before election

John Brown Francis
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Brown Francis
Democratic

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The 1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1837.[1][2]

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Constitutional Party candidate William Peckham.

General election

Candidates

Results

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Brown Francis (incumbent) 2,716 73.09%
Constitutional Party William Peckham 946 25.46%
Scattering 54 1.45%
Majority 1,770 47.63%
Turnout 3,716
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give Francis' vote as 2,762.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "State Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 20, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 26, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ DeSimone, Russell (March 6, 2021). "The Constitutional Party in Rhode Island, 1834-1837". Small State Big History. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Arnold, James N., ed. (1888). The Narrangansett Historical Register. Vol. 6. Providence, R.I.: The Narrangansett Historical Publishing Company. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-7884-0511-2.
  5. ^ "RI Governor, 1837". 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. ^ "Rhode-Island Legislature". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 10, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island Election". The North-Carolina standard. Raleigh, N.C. May 17, 1837. p. 3. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.