1899 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 3 candidates · See every 1899 Governor race

Who won the 1899 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Elisha Dyer Jr. won the 1899 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Elisha Dyer Jr. received 24,308 popular votes (56.36%). The main challenger was George W. Greene (33.86%).

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

Jr. +22.5 pts · won by 9,706 votes
24,308 votes
Thomas F. HerrickSocialist Labor Party of America6.82%
2,941 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.