1898 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 3 candidates · See every 1898 Governor race

Who won the 1898 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Elisha Dyer Jr. won the 1898 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Elisha Dyer Jr. received 24,743 popular votes (57.74%). The main challenger was Daniel T. Church (30.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Church

Jr. +26.9 pts · won by 11,519 votes
24,743 votes
James P. ReidSocialist Labor Party of America6.71%
2,877 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.