1865 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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A gubernatorial election was held in Rhode Island on April 5, 1865. The National Union incumbent governor James Y. Smith was re-elected against token opposition.[1]
Smith, a Radical Republican, won the 1863 Rhode Island gubernatorial election and was re-elected in 1864.[2] His nearest opponent was the former state senator Edward Harris, an abolitionist and temperance supporter who ran on the Equal Rights ticket.[3]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | James Y. Smith (incumbent) | 10,153 | 92.43 | |
| Equal Rights | Edward Harris | 197 | 1.79 | |
| Democratic | George H. Browne | 100 | 0.91 | |
| Write-in | 535 | 4.87 | ||
| Total votes | 10,985 | 100.00 | ||
| National Union hold | ||||
Notes
- ^ a b Dubin 2014, p. 3; Sobel & Raimo 1978, p. 1350.
- ^ Dell 1975, pp. 237, 291.
- ^ DeSimone & Schofield 2015, Fig. 1-300.
Bibliography
- Dell, Christopher (1975). Lincoln and the War Democrats: The Grand Erosion of Conservative Tradition. Rutherford, NJ: Farleigh Dickenson University Press.
- DeSimone, Russel J.; Schofield, Daniel C. (October 2015), Rhode Island Election Tickets: A Survey (PDF), Kingston, RI: University of Rhode Island
- Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
- Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John, eds. (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-00-4.