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1916 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Robert Livingston Beeckman won the 1916 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Robert Livingston Beeckman received 49,524 popular votes (55.92%). The main challenger was Addison P. Munroe (40.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Beeckman and Munroe

Beeckman +15.1 pts · won by 13,366 votes
Robert Livingston BeeckmanRepublicanWINNER55.92%
49,524 votes
Addison P. MunroeDemocratic40.83%
36,158 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% 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.