  == party affiliation == {| class=wikitable style="margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;" |+number of governors of rhode island by party affiliationtable does not include governors from the colonial period, when there were no organized parties in rhode island, and governors were generally appointed rather than elected. it also does not include acting governors. !party !governors |-  |republican |align=right|32 |-  |democratic |align=right|21 |-  |democratic-republican |align=right|4 |-  |whig |align=right|4 |-  |country |align=right|3 |- |no affiliation |align=right|3 |-  |law and order |align=right|2 |-  |dorr rebellion |align=right|1 |-  |federalist |align=right|1 |-  |know nothing |align=right|1 |-  |rhode island party |align=right|1 |-  |independent |align=right|1 |} == colonial rhode island 1640-1775 ==  == list of rhode island governors 1775-present == ; parties   {{legend2|#e6e6aa|[[federalist p
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