1891 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1891 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1891. Democratic incumbent John W. Davis received 48.95% of the vote and Republican nominee Herbert W. Ladd 46.19%. With no candidate attaining a majority of the vote it was decided by the Rhode Island General Assembly The Republican majority selected Ladd.^[1]^[2]

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

1891 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Herbert W. Ladd	20,995	46.19%
	Democratic	John W. Davis (incumbent)	22,249	48.95%
	Prohibition	John H. Larry	1,829	4.02%
	Independent	Franklin E. Burton	384	0.85%
Majority			1,254
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

^ "No Election by the People". Providence Journal. April 3, 1891. Rebublicans Have Sufficient to Elect on Joint Ballot in the Legislature.
^ "Arrival of the General Assembly". Providence Journal. May 26, 1891. Shortly after 6 o'clock the boat from Providence arrived, bringing Gov. Davis, Gov.-elect Ladd, together with members of the legislature.
^ Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9780871879967. Retrieved July 25, 2020.