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1958 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1958 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Christopher Del Sesto won the 1958 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Christopher Del Sesto received 176,505 popular votes (50.9%). The main challenger was Dennis J. Roberts (49.1%).

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

Sesto +1.8 pts · won by 6,230 votes
Christopher Del SestoRepublicanWINNER50.9%
176,505 votes
Dennis J. RobertsDemocratic49.1%
170,275 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.