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1903 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 1903 Governor race

Who won the 1903 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Lucius F. C. Garvin won the 1903 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Lucius F. C. Garvin received 30,578 popular votes (49.29%). The main challenger was Samuel Pomeroy Colt (47.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Garvin and Colt

Garvin +2.1 pts · won by 1,303 votes
Lucius F. C. GarvinDemocraticWINNER49.29%
30,578 votes
Samuel Pomeroy ColtRepublican47.19%
29,275 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% 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.