Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

 % Vote

1877

Governor

 Charles E. VanVandt (no data)
1881

Governor

 Frank G. Allen 253 1.56

Lieutenant Governor

 Harrison H. Richardson 766 4.68

1885

Governor

 George H. Slade 1,206 5.40

:Lieutenant Governor

 William B. Franklin 1,241 5.53

Secretary of State

 Frederick A. Warner 1,167 5.19

Attorney General

 Edwin Metcalfe 1,297 5.84

1886

Congr. Dist. 1 (eastern)

 Albert C. Howard 746 11.26

Congr. Dist. 2 (western)

 Arnold B. Chace 853 7.57

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)
1889

Governor

 Harrison H. Richardson 1,346 3.12

Lieutenant Governor

 John C. Brown 1,405 3.26

Secretary of State

 Daniel Howard 1,378 3.19

Treasurer

 Jason P. Hazard 1,358 3.15
1890

Governor

 John H. Larry 1,820 4.32

Lieutenant Governor

 Joshua C. Brown 1,818 4.45

Secretary of State

 John W. Money 1,755 4.32

Attorney General

 John T. Blodgett 1,754 4.23

Treasurer

 Jason P. Hazard 1,764 4.23

Congr. Dist. 1 (Provi)

 Harrison W. Richardson 758 3.84

Congr. Dist. 2 (western)

 John S. tripp 785 4.50
1891

Governor     

 John H. Larry 1,829 4.02

Lieutenant Governor

 Joshua C. Brown 1,801 4.07

Secretary of State

 David C. Gargill 1,848 4.20

Attorney General

 Thomas A. Peabody 2,060 4.70

Treasurer

 Louis E. Remington 1,693 3.85

Congr. Dist. 2

 John S. tripp 461 5.70
1892

Governor

 Alexander Gilbert 1,598 2.92

Lieutenant Governor

 Samuel D. Tabor 1,682 3.11

Secretary of State

 L.E. Remington 1,771 3.31

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,735 3.23

Treasurer

 William S. Brownell 1,739 3.24

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Providence)

 Isaac C. Turner 752 2.73

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Edwin A. Lewis 1,011 4.37

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)
1893

Governor

 Henry B. Metcalfe 3,265 6.92

Lieutenant Governor

 J. Larkin 3,000 7.10

Secretary of State

 E.T. Reed 3,213 6.84

Attorney General

 J.A. Williams 3,108 6.62

Treasurer

 B. Helore 2,967 6.33
1894

Governor

 Henry B. Metcalf 2,241 4.09

Lieutenant Governor

 Allen A. Fowler 2,370 4.38

Treasurer

 Bernon E. Helme 2,197 4.07

Secretary of State

 Benjamin Greene 2,399 4.46

Attorney General

 James A. Williams 2,313 4.32

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Providence)

 James A. Williams 440 2.20

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 John B. Jordan 719 3.82

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)
1895

Governor

 Smith Quimby 2,624 5.96

Lieutenant Governor

 William B. Franklin 2,762 6.31

Secretary of State

 George W. Thorpe 2,570 5.87

Attorney General

 James A. Williams 2,673 6.10

Treasurer

 Lyndon L. Anderstrom 2,781 6.44
1896

Governor

 Thomas H. Peabody 2,950 5.84

Lt. Governor 

 J.J. Babcock 3,089 6.15

Secretary

 G.F. Varney 2,996 6.01

Treasurer

 P. Tuckerman 2,731 5.47

Att'y General

 J.A. Williams  3,827 7.73

Congr. Dist. 1

 James A. Williams 684 2.51

Congr. Dist. 2

 Henry B. Metcalfe 1,207 4.61

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)

1897

Governor

 Thomas H. Peabody 2,096 5.00

Lieutenant Governor

 Jencks 2,496 6.15

Secretary of State

 Smith 2,428 6.01

Treasurer

 Hein 2,099 5.47

Attorney General

 Williams 3,827 7.73
(there is an unresolved conflict between "Williams" in 1896 and "Williams" in 1897.)
1898

Governor

 Edwin A. Lewis 2,012 4.69

Lieutenant Governor

 Cyrus D. Harp 2,104 5.01

Secretary of State

 Joseph A. Peckham 2,360 5.63

Attorney General

 James A. Williams 2,646 6.31

Treasurer

 Elisha T. Reed 2,528 6.07
Congr. Dist. 1
  (Providence)
 Charles H. Tilley 482 2.34

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Frank B. Smith 517 2.95
1899

Governor

 Joseph A. Peckham 1.279 2.96

Lieutenant Governor

 Alonzo C. Gardiner 1,683 3.97

Secretary of State

 William F. Bradley 1,573 3.78

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,810 4.31

Treasurer

 Smith Quimby 1,471 3.50
1900

Congr. 1 (east)

 William E. Brightman 882 3.07

Congr. 2 (west)

 Bernon E. Helme 769 3.18
1901

Governor

 William E. Brightman 1945 4.08

Lieutenant Governor

 (no data) 1685 3.60

Secretary of State

 (no data) 1423 3.02

Attorney General

 (no data) 1856 3.98

Treasurer

 (no data) 1647 3.54
1902

Governor

 William E. Brightman 1,689 2.82

Lieutenant Governor

 (no data) 2,082 3.55

Secretary of State

 (no data) 1,648 2.80

Treasurer

 (no data) 1,616 2.77

Attorney General

 (no data) 2,256 3.86

Congr. Dist. 1 (east)

 Ernest G.W. Wesley 388 1.25

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Henry B. Dexter 903 3.31

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.
1903

Governor

 Frederick T. Jencks 936 1.51

Lieutenant Governor

 Cyrus A. Aldrich 1,841 3.01

Secretary of State

 Samuel B. Prentice 1,292 2.12

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,587 2.61

Treasurer

 John R. trafton 1,253 2.06
1904

Governor

 William E. Brightman 1,089 1.57

Lieutenant Governor

 Willis H. White 1,126 1.56

Secretary of State

 Samuel B. Prentice 1,026 1.51

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,094 1.61

Treasurer

 Quimby Smith 1,108 1.63

Congr. Dist. 1 (east)

 George A. Combear 469 1.49

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Bernon E. Helme 603 1.88

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.
1905

Governor

 Bernon E. Helme 882 1.50

Lieutenant Governor

 Horace P. Ralph 924 1.61

Secretary of State

 William H. Hobson 945 1.65

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,020 1.79

Treasurer

 Burlington M. Briggs 895 1.57
1906

Governor

 Bernon E. Helme 714 1.07

Lieutenant Governor

 Charles Sisson (no data) D

Secretary of State

 Frederic T. Jencks 753 1.15

Treasurer

 Elisha T. Read 751 1.16

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 886 1.37

Congr. Dist. 1 (east)

 Willis H. White 310 0.93

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Burlington M. Briggs 333 1.04

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.
1907

Governor

 Louis E. Remington 831 1.26

Lieutenant Governor

 James G. Case 808 1.26  

Secretary of State

 Frederic T. Jencks 828 1.29

Attorney General

 Cassius Lee Kneeland 838 1.31

Treasurer

 John W.P. King 813 1.28
1908

Governor

 Louis E. Remington 1,229 1.69

Lieutenant Governor

 J.W.P. King 1,172 1.57  

Secretary of State

 W.G. Lawton 1,117 1.54

Attorney General

 C.L. Kneeland 1,117 1.54

Treasurer

 E.T. Reed 1,102 1.53

Congr. Dist. 1 (east)

 Stephen A. Welch 461 1.23

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 James G. Chase 595 0.82

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.
1909

Governor

 Willis H. White 1,447 2.22

Lieutenant Governor

 Nathaniel C. Greene 1,509 2.39  

Secretary of State

 Ernest L. Merry 1,380 2.20

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,400 2.22

Treasurer

 William G. Lawton 1,365 2.18
1910

Governor

 Nathaniel C. Green 998 1.47

Lieutenant Governor

 William W. Estes 1,019 1.54  

Secretary of State

 Ernest L. Merry 1,000 1.52

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 1,077 1.62

Treasurer

 William G. Lawton 977 1.48

Congr. Dist. 1 (east)

 Richard R. Macomber 431 1.26

Congr. Dist. 2 (west)

 Bernon E. Helme 492 1.48

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.
1911

Governor

 Ernest L. Merry 912 1.28

Lieutenant Governor

 Alonzo C. Gardiner 943 1.36  

Treasurer

 D. Alva Crandall 835 1.22

Secretary of State

 Winfield S. Sisson 824 1.20
1912

Governor

 Willis H. White 687 0.88

Lieutenant Governor

 Lyman P. Southwick 757 1.09  

Secretary of State

 William R. Browning 681 0.89

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 723 0.95

Treasurer

 Allen A. Fowler 663 0.87

Congr. Dist. 1 (Newport)

 Samuel B. Prentice 214 0.82

Congr. Dist. 2 (Cranston)

 William G. Lawton 289 1.16

Congr. Dist. 3
  (Providence)

 Ernest L. Merry 199 0.83

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 3 of 3 seats.
1914

Governor

 Ernest L. Merry 622 0.80

Lt. Governor

 Roscoe W. Phillips 662 0.87  

Secretary of State

 William W. Estes 589 0.77

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 645 0.85

Treasurer

 Daniel G. Wood 579 0.76

Congr. Dist. 1 (Newport)

 William E. Brightman 215 0.82

Congr. Dist. 2 (Cranston)

 Frederick M. Matteson 193 0.72

Congr. Dist. 3
  (Providence)

 Charles Dowler 167 0.67

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 3 of 3 seats.
1916

Senator

 Frank J. Sibley 454 0.51

Governor

 Roscoe W. Phillips 518 0.58  

Lieutenant Governor

 William W. Estes 543 0.62

Secretary of State

 Walter A. Williamson 518 0.59

Attorney General

 Thomas H. Peabody 532 0.61

Treasurer

 Leonard M. Robinson 500 0.58

1932

Governor

 Roscoe W. Phillips 503 0.19

Lt. Governor

 John L. Casey 542 0.20

Secretary of State

 Avis A. Hawkins 461 0.17

Treasurer

 Leonard M. Robinson 442 0.17

Attorney General

 Arthur P. Johnson 547 0.21

Congr. Dist. 2 (eastern)

 Alfred W. Pett 369 0.28
1958

Congr. Dist. 2

 Barbara P. Snyder 188 0.10
     

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