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1892 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Daniel Russell Brown won the 1892 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Daniel Russell Brown received 27,461 popular votes (50.22%). The main challenger was William T. C. Wardwell (46.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Wardwell

Brown +3.7 pts · won by 2,028 votes
Daniel Russell BrownRepublicanWINNER50.22%
27,461 votes
William T. C. WardwellDemocratic46.51%
25,433 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% 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.