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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%

County results
King:      90–100%

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

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Candidates

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  • Samuel Ward King, Whig, incumbent governor

Results

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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

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  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.
  3. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  5. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ^ 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.
  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.


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