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1883 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 1883 Governor race

Who won the 1883 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Augustus O. Bourn won the 1883 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Augustus O. Bourn received 13,078 popular votes (54.48%). The main challenger was William Sprague IV (42.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Bourn and IV

Bourn +12.0 pts · won by 2,877 votes
Augustus O. BournRepublicanWINNER54.48%
13,078 votes
William Sprague IVDemocratic42.5%
10,201 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.