The 1882 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1882. Incumbent
Republican Alfred H. Littlefield
Alfred Henry Littlefield (April 2, 1829 – December 21, 1893) was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the Rhode Island Senate, and was the 35th Governor of Rhode Isla ...
defeated
Democratic
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nominee Horace A. Kimball with 64.78% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Alfred H. Littlefield, Republican
*Horace A. Kimball, Democratic
Other candidates
*Charles P. Adams, Greenback
Results
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1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
Rhode Island
Gubernatorial
April 1882 events