1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

April 5, 1848

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

The 1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1848.^[1]

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.^[2] Sackett was nominated after Olney Ballou declined the nomination.^[3]
• Elisha Harris, Whig, incumbent governor

Results

1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[a]

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.^[10]

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.