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1874 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1874 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Howard won the 1874 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Henry Howard received 12,335 popular votes (87.48%). The main challenger was Lyman Pierce (11.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Howard and Pierce

Howard +76.2 pts · won by 10,746 votes
Henry HowardRepublicanWINNER87.48%
12,335 votes
Lyman PierceDemocratic11.27%
1,589 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.