1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Elisha Harris Adnah Sackett
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 5,695 3,683
Percentage 58.02% 37.52%

Governor before election

Elisha Harris
Whig

Elected Governor

Elisha Harris
Whig

The 1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1848.[1]

Incumbent Whig Governor Elisha Harris won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Adnah Sackett.

General election

Candidates

  • Adnah Sackett, Democratic, manufacturer of jewelry.[2] Sackett was nominated after Olney Ballou declined the nomination.[3]
  • Elisha Harris, Whig, incumbent Governor

Results

1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Elisha Harris (incumbent) 5,695 58.02%
Democratic Adnah Sackett 3,683 37.52%
Scattering 437 4.45%
Majority 2,012 20.50%
Turnout 9,815
Whig hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ OurCampaigns gives the result as Harris 5,795, Sackett 3,683, scattering 446.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Political". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 6, 1848. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Weygant, Charles H. (1907). The Sacketts of America: their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907. Newburgh, N. Y.: Journal Print. p. 229.
  3. ^ "Political". The daily union. Washington, D.C. March 13, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "The General Assembly". Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. Newport, R.I. May 4, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "RI Governor, 1848". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 23, 2021.