1881 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1881 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Alfred H. Littlefield won the 1881 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Alfred H. Littlefield received 10,849 popular votes (66.97%). The main challenger was Horace A. Kimball (29.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Littlefield and Kimball

Littlefield +37.6 pts · won by 6,093 votes
10,849 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.