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1946 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

John Pastore won the 1946 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. John Pastore received 148,885 popular votes (54.27%). The main challenger was John G. Murphy (45.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Pastore and Murphy

Pastore +8.5 pts · won by 23,429 votes
John PastoreDemocraticWINNER54.27%
148,885 votes
John G. MurphyRepublican45.73%
125,456 votes
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.