1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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%

County results Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Governor before election Elisha Harris Whig Elected Governor Elisha Harris Whig

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

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. Sackett was nominated after Olney Ballou declined the nomination.
• Elisha Harris, Whig, incumbent Governor

Results

1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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.

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.
4. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
7. ^ 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.
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.

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