1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1874 7 April 1875 1876 →
 
Nominee Henry Lippitt Rowland Hazard Charles R. Cutler
Party Republican Independent Republican Democratic
Alliance Prohibition
Electoral vote 70 36 eliminated
Popular vote 8,368 8,724 5,166
Percentage 37.6% 39.2% 23.2%

County results
Lippitt:      30–40%
Hazard:      40–50%
Cutler:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election

Henry Howard
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry Lippitt
Republican

The 1875 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1875 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. No candidate won a majority of the votes cast, sending the election to the Rhode Island General Assembly, where Henry Lippitt defeated fellow Republican Rowland Hazard II and Democrat Charles R. Cutler.[1]

  1. ^ "Henry Lippitt". National Governors Association. Retrieved 8 April 2024.