1909 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1909 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Aram J. Pothier won the 1909 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Aram J. Pothier received 37,107 popular votes (57%). The main challenger was Olney Arnold (38.92%).

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

Pothier +18.1 pts · won by 11,769 votes
37,107 votes
25,338 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.