The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839.
Incumbent Whig governor William Sprague ran for re-election for a second term against Democratic nominee Nathaniel Bullock and Liberal nominee Tristram Burges.
Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the senior senator, Samuel Ward King, acted as governor for the term.
General election Candidates Nathaniel Bullock, Democratic, former U.S. Collector of Customs Tristram Burges, Liberal (Whig faction), Whig nominee for governor in 1836 William Sprague, Whig, incumbent governor
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