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1838 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1838 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

William Sprague III won the 1838 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. William Sprague III received 3,984 popular votes (52.51%). The main challenger was John Brown Francis (46.18%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Francis

III +6.3 pts · won by 480 votes
William Sprague IIIWhig PartyWINNER52.51%
3,984 votes
John Brown FrancisDemocratic46.18%
3,504 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.