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1938 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

William Henry Vanderbilt III won the 1938 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. William Henry Vanderbilt III received 168,624 popular votes (54.17%). The main challenger was Robert E. Quinn (41.63%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Quinn

III +12.5 pts · won by 39,021 votes
William Henry Vanderbilt IIIRepublicanWINNER54.17%
168,624 votes
Robert E. QuinnDemocratic41.63%
129,603 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.