1865 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1865 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

James Y. Smith won the 1865 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. James Y. Smith received 10,153 popular votes (92.43%). The main challenger was Edward Harris (1.79%).

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

Smith +90.6 pts · won by 9,956 votes

James Y. SmithNational Union PartyWINNER92.43%

10,153 votes

Edward HarrisEqual Rights1.79%

197 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 5.8% 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.