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1872 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1872 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Seth Padelford won the 1872 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Seth Padelford received 9,463 popular votes (53.25%). The main challenger was Olney Arnold (46.75%).

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

Padelford +6.5 pts · won by 1,155 votes
Seth PadelfordRepublicanWINNER53.25%
9,463 votes
Olney ArnoldDemocratic46.75%
8,308 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.