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The 1871 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 1871 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island.[1] Republican candidate and incumbent governor Seth Padelford won his third one-year term as governor[2] against Democratic candidate Thomas Steere.[3]