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1863 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1863 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

James Y. Smith won the 1863 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. James Y. Smith received 10,749 popular votes (58.4%). The main challenger was William C. Cozzens (41.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Cozzens

Smith +16.8 pts · won by 3,077 votes
James Y. SmithRepublicanWINNER58.4%
10,749 votes
William C. CozzensDemocratic41.6%
7,672 votes
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.