1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1849.[1]
Incumbent Whig governor Elisha Harris did not run for re-election. Whig nominee Henry B. Anthony defeated Democratic nominee Adnah Sackett and Free Soil nominee Edward Harris.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Adnah Sackett, Democratic, manufacturer of jewelry,[2] nominee for governor in 1848
- Edward Harris, Free Soil, manufacturer[3]
- Henry B. Anthony, Whig, editor of the Providence Journal[4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Henry B. Anthony | 5,081 | 58.98% | ||
| Democratic | Adnah Sackett | 2,964 | 34.41% | ||
| Free Soil | Edward Harris | 458 | 5.32% | ||
| Scattering | 112 | 1.30% | |||
| Majority | 2,117 | 24.57% | |||
| Turnout | 8,615 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhode Island Election". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. April 7, 1849. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Weygant, Charles H. (1907). The Sacketts of America: their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907. Newburgh, N. Y.: Journal Print. p. 229.
- ^ "Edward Harris". Woonsocket, Rhode Island – My Home Town. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1849". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 513. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 103.
- ^ "Rhode Island Legislature". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. May 3, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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