1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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

1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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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

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]