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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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  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.