1906 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1906 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

James H. Higgins won the 1906 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. James H. Higgins received 33,195 popular votes (49.92%). The main challenger was George H. Utter (47.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Higgins and Utter

Higgins +2.0 pts · won by 1,318 votes
33,195 votes
31,877 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.