1846 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1846 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Byron Diman won the 1846 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Byron Diman received 7,477 popular votes (49.77%). The main challenger was Charles Jackson (49.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Diman and Jackson

Diman +0.6 pts · won by 86 votes

Byron DimanLaw and Order PartyWINNER49.77%

7,477 votes

Charles JacksonLiberation49.2%

7,391 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.