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1908 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Aram J. Pothier won the 1908 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Aram J. Pothier received 38,676 popular votes (52.61%). The main challenger was Olney Arnold (42.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Pothier and Arnold

Pothier +9.9 pts · won by 7,270 votes
Aram J. PothierRepublicanWINNER52.61%
38,676 votes
Olney ArnoldDemocratic42.72%
31,406 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.