Rhode Island gubernatorial election
1856 Rhode Island gubernatorial election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/1856_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/200px-1856_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results Hoppin: 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1856 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1856 in order to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Republican Governor William W. Hoppin won re-election against Democratic nominee Americus V. Potter in a rematch from the 1855 Rhode Island gubernatorial election.[1]
- ^ McLoughlin, William G (1986). Rhode Island: A History. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 141–142. ISBN 0-393-30271-7.