1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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Nominee Elisha Harris Olney Ballou
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote6,3004,350
Percentage55.30%38.18%
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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]

Contents

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

Results

1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Elisha Harris 6,300 55.30%
Democratic Olney Ballou4,35038.18%
Scattering7436.52%
Majority1,95017.12%
Turnout 11,393
Whig gain from Law and Order Swing

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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.


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