1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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Nominee William Sprague Nathaniel Bullock Tristram Burges
Party Whig Democratic Liberal
Popular vote2,9082,771457
Percentage47.11%44.89%7.40%
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County results
Sprague:      40–50%     50–60%
Bullock:      60–70%
Governor before election

William Sprague
Whig

Elected Governor

Samuel Ward King (acting)
Whig

The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839. [1] [2]

Contents

Incumbent Whig governor William Sprague ran for re-election for a second term against Democratic nominee Nathaniel Bullock and Liberal nominee Tristram Burges.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the senior senator, Samuel Ward King, acted as governor for the term. [3]

General election

Candidates

Results

1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Sprague (incumbent) 2,908 47.11%
Democratic Nathaniel Bullock 2,77144.89%
Liberal Party Tristram Burges 4577.40%
Scattering370.60%
Majority1372.22%
Turnout 6,173
Whig hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give Sprague's vote as 2,901 [3] [12] or 2,948. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "State Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 18, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 24, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "R. I. Legislature: (May Session – Newport)". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. May 9, 1839. pp. 1–2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bullock family of Massachusetts". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ DeSimone, Russell J.; Schofield, Daniel C. (2015). "Rhode Island Election Tickets: A Survey" (PDF). Kingston, Rhode Island: The University of Rhode Island. p. Figure 1–170. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "RI Governor, 1839". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  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. ↑ DeSimone, Russell (November 2, 2018). "Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections". smallstatebighistory.com. The Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ The Democrat's Almanac, and Political Register, for 1840. New York: The Evening Post. 1840. p. 35.
  13. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  14. ↑ "Rhode Island". The New-Yorker. Vol. VII, no. 8. New York: H. Greeley & Co. May 11, 1839. p. 122. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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