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Elections in Rhode Island |
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The 1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1860. [1]
Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas G. Turner lost renomination to former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Seth Padelford. Padelford lost the general election to Democratic and Conservative nominee William Sprague IV.
Nominations were made by party conventions.
The Republican convention was held on January 4 at Providence. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Seth Padelford | 55 | 52.9% | |
Republican | Samuel G. Arnold | 34 | 32.7% | |
Republican | Thomas G. Turner (incumbent) | 15 | 14.4% | |
Total votes | 104 |
The Democratic convention was held on February 16 at Providence. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Sprague IV | unanimous |
A convention of "conservative men of Rhode Island" was held on February 1 at Providence and nominated William Sprague. [9] [10] Sprague declined that convention's nomination. [11]
A further convention was held on February 16 at Providence. [6] The convention was variously described as being made up of "conservatives", [12] [13] "third party men", [14] and "Young Men". [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | William Sprague IV | unanimous |
Ballots were issued during the election describing the Democratic nominees variously as "Young Men's Convention Nominations", "Conservative Republican", "Democratic Convention Nominations", "Military Ticket", "Conservative Union Ticket", and "American Ticket". [16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Sprague IV | 12,278 | 53.02% | ||
Republican | Seth Padelford | 10,740 | 46.38% | ||
Scattering | 139 | 0.60% | |||
Majority | 1,538 | 6.64% | |||
Turnout | 23,157 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
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Elections in Rhode Island |
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The 1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1860. [1]
Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas G. Turner lost renomination to former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Seth Padelford. Padelford lost the general election to Democratic and Conservative nominee William Sprague IV.
Nominations were made by party conventions.
The Republican convention was held on January 4 at Providence. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Seth Padelford | 55 | 52.9% | |
Republican | Samuel G. Arnold | 34 | 32.7% | |
Republican | Thomas G. Turner (incumbent) | 15 | 14.4% | |
Total votes | 104 |
The Democratic convention was held on February 16 at Providence. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William Sprague IV | unanimous |
A convention of "conservative men of Rhode Island" was held on February 1 at Providence and nominated William Sprague. [9] [10] Sprague declined that convention's nomination. [11]
A further convention was held on February 16 at Providence. [6] The convention was variously described as being made up of "conservatives", [12] [13] "third party men", [14] and "Young Men". [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Sprague IV | unanimous |
Ballots were issued during the election describing the Democratic nominees variously as "Young Men's Convention Nominations", "Conservative Republican", "Democratic Convention Nominations", "Military Ticket", "Conservative Union Ticket", and "American Ticket". [16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Sprague IV | 12,278 | 53.02% | ||
Republican | Seth Padelford | 10,740 | 46.38% | ||
Scattering | 139 | 0.60% | |||
Majority | 1,538 | 6.64% | |||
Turnout | 23,157 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |