Election Name: | 1869 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Before Party: | Republican |
Before Election: | Ambrose Burnside |
After Party: | Republican |
After Election: | Seth Padelford |
Governor | |
Party Name: | no |
Popular Vote1: | 7,359 |
Type: | presidential |
Party1: | Republican |
Nominee1: | Seth Padelford |
Image1 Upright: | .5 |
Image1: | SethPadelford.jpg |
Percentage1: | 68.46% |
Party2: | Democratic |
Nominee2: | Lyman Pierce |
Popular Vote2: | 3,390 |
Percentage2: | 31.54% |
Map Size: | 225px |
Election Date: | April 7, 1869 |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Year: | 1870 |
Next Election: | 1870 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1868 |
Previous Election: | 1868 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
The 1869 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1869 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island.[1] Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his first one-year term as governor[2] against Democratic candidate Lyman Pierce.[3]