1857 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1857 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

William Brayton won the 1857 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. William Brayton received 3,933 popular votes (54.42%). The main challenger was Richard Jackson (44.4%).

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

Brayton +10.0 pts · won by 724 votes
3,933 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% 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.