1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1851 7 April 1852 1853  
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Nominee Philip Allen Josiah Harris
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote9,1518,749
Percentage51.10%48.86%

1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Allen:      50–60%
Harris:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Philip Allen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Philip Allen
Democratic

The 1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 1852 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Philip Allen won re-election against Whig nominee Josiah Harris. [1]

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General election

On election day, 7 April 1852, incumbent Democratic governor Philip Allen won re-election by a margin of 402 votes against his Whig opponent Josiah Chapin, thereby keeping democratic control over the office of governor. Allen was sworn in for his second term on 6 May 1852. [2]

Results

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1852
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Philip Allen (incumbent) 9,151 51.10
Whig Josiah Harris 8,749 48.86
Scattering 80.04
Total votes17,908 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. Capace, Nancy (2001). The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 180. ISBN   9780403096107.
  2. "RI Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2023.