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Parents > United States > Rhode Island > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1897 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 07, 1897 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 07, 1897 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start May 04, 1897 - 12:00pm
Term End May 01, 1898 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur July 26, 2024 12:41pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Rhode Island Manual for 1897-1898, p. 113 [Link]
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won04/01/1896
NameCharles Warren Lippitt Votes28,472 (56.40%)
Term05/04/1896 - 05/04/1897 Margin11,411 (+22.60%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won04/06/1898
NameElisha Dyer, Jr. Votes24,743 (57.74%)
Term05/01/1898 - 05/01/1899 Margin11,519 (+26.88%)
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Name Elisha Dyer, Jr. Daniel T. Church Thomas H. Peabody Franklin E. Burton John H. Larry  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Labor National Liberty  
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Certified Votes 24,309 (58.12%) 13,675 (32.70%) 2,096 (5.01%) 1,386 (3.31%) 357 (0.85%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,634 (-25.43%) -22,213 (-53.11%) -22,923 (-54.81%) -23,952 (-57.27%)  
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