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1877 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 1877 Governor race

Who won the 1877 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Charles C. Van Zandt won the 1877 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Charles C. Van Zandt received 12,455 popular votes (50.93%). The main challenger was Jerothmul B Barnaby (48.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Zandt and Barnaby

Zandt +2.8 pts · won by 672 votes
Charles C. Van ZandtRepublicanWINNER50.93%
12,455 votes
Jerothmul B BarnabyDemocratic48.18%
11,783 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.