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1878 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1878 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Charles C. Van Zandt won the 1878 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Charles C. Van Zandt received 11,454 popular votes (58.12%). The main challenger was Isaac Lawrence (38.76%).

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

Zandt +19.4 pts · won by 3,815 votes
Charles C. Van ZandtRepublicanWINNER58.12%
11,454 votes
Isaac LawrenceDemocratic38.76%
7,639 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% 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.