1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1859 April 4, 1860 1861 →
 
Nominee William Sprague IV Seth Padelford
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Conservative
Popular vote 12,278 10,740
Percentage 53.02% 46.38%

County results
Sprague:      50–60%
Padelford:      50–60%

Governor before election

Thomas G. Turner
Republican

Elected Governor

William Sprague IV
Democratic

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.

  1. ^ "The news". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 5, 1860. p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2023.