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1954 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Dennis J. Roberts won the 1954 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Dennis J. Roberts received 189,595 popular votes (57.69%). The main challenger was Dean J. Lewis (41.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Roberts and Lewis

Roberts +16.0 pts · won by 52,464 votes
Dennis J. RobertsDemocraticWINNER57.69%
189,595 votes
Dean J. LewisRepublican41.72%
137,131 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.