1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1846 April 7, 1847 1848  →

Nominee Elisha Harris Olney Ballou Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 6,300 4,350 Percentage 55.30% 38.18%

County results Harris:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Byron Diman Law and Order Elected Governor Elisha Harris Whig

The 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1847. ^[1]

Incumbent Law and Order Governor Byron Diman did not run for re-election. Whig nominee Elisha Harris defeated Democratic nominee Olney Ballou.

General election

Candidates

• Olney Ballou, Democratic, incumbent State Senator ^[2]
• Elisha Harris, Whig, incumbent lieutenant governor of Rhode Island

Results

1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Elisha Harris	6,300	55.30%
	Democratic	Olney Ballou	4,350	38.18%
	Scattering		743	6.52%
Majority			1,950	17.12%
Turnout			11,393
	Whig gain from Law and Order		Swing

References

1. "State and Congressional Elections". Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. Newport, R.I. April 15, 1847. p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
2. Ballou, Adin, ed. (1888). An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America. Providence, R. I.: E. L. Freeman & Son, State Printers. p. 545.
3. "RI Governor, 1847". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 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. 102.
9. "General Assembly". Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. Newport, R.I. May 13, 1847. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2021.