1841 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1841 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1840 April 21, 1841 1842 →
 
Nominee Samuel Ward King
Party Whig
Popular vote 2,648
Percentage 97.68%

Governor before election

Samuel Ward King
Whig

Elected Governor

Samuel Ward King
Whig

The 1841 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1841.[1]

Incumbent Whig Governor Samuel Ward King won re-election without opposition.

General election

Candidates

  • Samuel Ward King, Whig, incumbent Governor

Results

1841 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Samuel Ward King (incumbent) 2,648 97.68%
Scattering 63 2.32%
Majority 2,585 95.36%
Turnout 2,711
Whig hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "State and Congressional Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 22, 1841. p. 2.
  2. ^ "RI Governor, 1841". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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  7. ^ 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. 102.