1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
	County results; Zandt: 50–60% 60–70%; Barnaby: 50–60%
Governor before election; Henry Lippitt; Republican	Elected Governor ; Charles C. Van Zandt; Republican

The 1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1877. Republican nominee Charles C. Van Zandt defeated Democratic nominee Jerothmul B. Barnaby with 50.93% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Charles C. Van Zandt, Republican
Jerothmul B. Barnaby, Democratic

Other candidates

William Foster Jr., Greenback

Results

1877 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles C. Van Zandt	12,455	50.93%
	Democratic	Jerothmul B. Barnaby	11,783	48.18%
	Greenback	William Foster Jr.	77	0.31%
	Others	Others	141	0.58%
Majority			672	2.75%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "RI Governor, 1877". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1879. p. 163.

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[1] "RI Governor, 1877". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[2] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[3] Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1879. p. 163.

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