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1907 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 1907 Governor race

Who won the 1907 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

James H. Higgins won the 1907 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. James H. Higgins received 33,300 popular votes (50.37%). The main challenger was Frederick H. Jackson (46.9%).

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

Higgins +3.5 pts · won by 2,295 votes
James H. HigginsDemocraticWINNER50.37%
33,300 votes
Frederick H. JacksonRepublican46.9%
31,005 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.