1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

| country = Rhode Island

| flag_year = 1858

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1857 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1857

| next_election = 1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1859

| election_date = April 7, 1858

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Elisha Dyer

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 7,934

| percentage1 = 68.91%

| image2 = x150px

| nominee2 = Elisha R. Potter

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 3,572

| percentage2 = 31.02%

| map_image = 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Dyer: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Elisha Dyer

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Elisha Dyer

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

The 1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1858.{{cite news |author= |date=April 7, 1858 |title=The Rhode Island election |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1858-04-07/ed-1/seq-4/ |work=The New York herald |page=4 |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=7 March 2022}}

Incumbent Republican governor Elisha Dyer beat Democratic nominee Elisha R. Potter with 68.91% of the vote.

General election

=Candidates=

Elisha R. Potter, Democratic, former U.S. representative, former State commissioner of public schools
Elisha Dyer, Republican, incumbent governor

==Declined==

Alexander Duncan, Democratic{{cite news |author= |date=March 25, 1858 |title=Political Summary |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026752/1858-03-25/ed-1/seq-3/ |work=The national era |page=47 |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{cite news |author= |date=April 3, 1858 |title=Rhode Island Democratic state ticket |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1858-04-03/ed-1/seq-5/ |work=The New York herald |page=5 |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=7 March 2022}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin | title=1858 Rhode Island gubernatorial election{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237897 |title=RI Governor, 1858 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite book |title=Gubernatorial Elections, 1787–1997 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |date=1998 |page=76 |isbn=1-56802-396-0 }}{{cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County |page=238 |publisher=McFarland |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7864-1439-0 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina }}{{cite book |last=Glashan |first=Roy R. |title=American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 |publisher=Meckler Books |location=Westport, CT |year=1979 |pages=272–273 |isbn=0-930466-17-9}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Kallenbach |editor1-first=Joseph E. |editor2-last=Kallenbach |editor2-first=Jessamine S. |date=1977 |title=American State Governors, 1776-1976 |volume=I |page=514 |location=Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. |publisher=Oceana Publications, Inc. |isbn=0-379-00665-0 }}{{cite book |author= |date=1879 |title=Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1879-80 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924005742063&view=1up&seq=182 |location=Providence |publisher=E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State |page=160 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Elisha Dyer (incumbent)

| votes = 7,934

| percentage = 68.91%

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Elisha R. Potter

| votes = 3,572

| percentage = 31.02%

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Scattering

|candidate =

|votes = 8

|percentage = 0.07%

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

| votes = 4,362

| percentage = 37.89%

| change =

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{{Election box turnout|

| votes = 11,514

| percentage =

| change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser =

| swing =

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