1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
	County results ; Ladd: 40–50%; Davis: 50–60%
Governor before election; Royal C. Taft; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Herbert W. Ladd; Republican

The 1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1889. Democratic nominee John W. Davis received 49.38% of the vote and the Republican nominee Herbert W. Ladd 39.13%. With no candidate attaining a majority of the vote it was decided by the Rhode Island General Assembly.^[1] In the same election, the Republican Party had won a small majority in the legislature and selected Ladd as governor.^[2]^[3]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Herbert W. Ladd, Republican
John W. Davis, Democratic

Other candidates

James Chace, Independent
Harrison H. Richardson, Prohibition

Results

1889 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Herbert W. Ladd	16,870	39.13%
	Democratic	John W. Davis	21,289	49.38%
	Independent	James Chace	3,596	8.34%
	Prohibition	Harrison H. Richardson	1,346	3.12%
Majority			4,419
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "The State Election". Providence Journal. April 4, 1889. The returns from the State election show that there has been no choice for Governor by the people, John W. Davis failing to receive a majority over the combined opposition by about 700. This throws the election into the General Assembly, the political complexion of which is undecided...
^ "Monday, April 8, 1889". Providence Journal. April 8, 1889. Saturday's elections indicate that the Republicans will have a small majority when the next Legislature meets in grand committee, and therefore the gentleman who received the largest number of votes at the polls last Wednesday will be the next Governor of Rhode Island.
^ "Inauguration". Providence Journal. May 29, 1889.
^ Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9780871879967. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

[1] "The State Election". Providence Journal. April 4, 1889. The returns from the State election show that there has been no choice for Governor by the people, John W. Davis failing to receive a majority over the combined opposition by about 700. This throws the election into the General Assembly, the political complexion of which is undecided...

[2] "Monday, April 8, 1889". Providence Journal. April 8, 1889. Saturday's elections indicate that the Republicans will have a small majority when the next Legislature meets in grand committee, and therefore the gentleman who received the largest number of votes at the polls last Wednesday will be the next Governor of Rhode Island.

[3] "Inauguration". Providence Journal. May 29, 1889.

[4] Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9780871879967. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

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