1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

April 19, 1837

Nominee John Brown Francis William Peckham Party Democratic Constitutional Popular vote 2,716 946 Percentage 73.09% 25.46%

County results Francis:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Governor before election John Brown Francis Democratic Elected Governor John Brown Francis Democratic

The 1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1837.^[1][2]

Incumbent Democratic governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Constitutional Party candidate William Peckham.

General election

Candidates

• John Brown Francis, Democratic, incumbent governor
• William Peckham, of South Kingstown, Constitutional,^[3] National Republican and Whig presidential elector in 1832 and 1836^[4]

Results

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Brown Francis (incumbent)	2,716	73.09%
	Constitutional Party	William Peckham	946	25.46%
	Scattering		54	1.45%
Majority			1,770	47.63%
Turnout			3,716
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Francis' vote as 2,762.^[10][11][12]

References

1. "State Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 20, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
2. "The Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 26, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
3. DeSimone, Russell (March 6, 2021). "The Constitutional Party in Rhode Island, 1834-1837". Small State Big History. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
4. Arnold, James N., ed. (1888). The Narrangansett Historical Register. Vol. 6. Providence, R.I.: The Narrangansett Historical Publishing Company. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-7884-0511-2.
5. "RI Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
6. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
7. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
8. "Rhode-Island Legislature". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 10, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
9. "Rhode Island Election". The North-Carolina standard. Raleigh, N.C. May 17, 1837. p. 3. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
10. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
11. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 512. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
12. Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 101.