1854 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1854 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

5 April 1854

Nominee William W. Hoppin Francis M. Dimond Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 9,216 6,523 Percentage 57.76% 40.88%

County results Hoppin:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Francis M. Dimond Democratic Elected Governor William W. Hoppin Whig

The 1854 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1854 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Francis M. Dimond was defeated by Whig nominee William W. Hoppin.

General election

Following the resignation of Governor Philip Allen in order to become a United States senator on 20 July 1853, Lieutenant Governor Francis M. Dimond succeeded him and became the democratic nominee in the 1854 gubernatorial election so he could be elected to a full term. Meanwhile, the Whig party again nominated William W. Hoppin, who had sought the governorship before during the gubernatorial election of 1853, but had lost to incumbent governor Philip Allen. On election day, 5 April 1854, incumbent Democratic governor Francis M. Dimond was defeated by a margin of 2,693 votes against his Whig opponent William W. Hoppin, thereby losing democratic control over the office of governor to the Whig party. Hoppin was sworn in as the 24th governor of Rhode Island on 2 May 1854.^[1]

Results

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1854

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William W. Hoppin	9,216	57.76
	Democratic	Francis M. Dimond (incumbent)	6,523	40.88
	Scattering		217	1.36
Total votes			15,956	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic

References

1. "RI Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2023.