1845 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1845 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

Lemuel Arnold won the 1845 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. Lemuel Arnold received 3,202 popular votes (51.09%). The main challenger was Elisha R Potter (47.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Arnold and Potter

Arnold +3.3 pts · won by 207 votes
Lemuel Arnoldliberation whigWINNER51.09%
3,202 votes
Elisha R Potterlaw and order whig47.79%
2,995 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.