1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1877. Republican nominee Charles C. Van Zandt defeated Democratic nominee Jerothmul B. Barnaby with 50.93% of the vote.
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General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Charles C. Van Zandt, Republican
- Jerothmul B. Barnaby, Democratic
Other candidates
- William Foster Jr., Greenback
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charles C. Van Zandt | 12,455 | 50.93% | ||
Democratic | Jerothmul B. Barnaby | 11,783 | 48.18% | ||
Greenback | William Foster Jr. | 77 | 0.31% | ||
Others | Others | 141 | 0.58% | ||
Majority | 672 | 2.75% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "RI Governor, 1877". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1879. p. 163.
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