1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1848 April 4, 1849 1850 →
 
Nominee Henry B. Anthony Adnah Sackett Edward Harris
Party Whig Democratic Free Soil
Popular vote 5,081 2,964 458
Percentage 58.98% 34.41% 5.32%

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

Governor before election

Elisha Harris
Whig

Elected Governor

Henry B. Anthony
Whig

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.

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Election". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. April 7, 1849. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

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