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1894 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Daniel Russell Brown won the 1894 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Daniel Russell Brown received 29,157 popular votes (53.15%). The main challenger was David S. Baker (41.29%).

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Brown +11.9 pts · won by 6,507 votes
Daniel Russell BrownRepublicanWINNER53.15%
29,157 votes
David S. BakerDemocratic41.29%
22,650 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.6% 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.