1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1851 Presidential no 1850 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1850 1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1852 April 2, 1851 125px Philip Allen Democratic Party (United States) 6,935 52.37% 125px Josiah Chapin Whig Party (United States) 6,106 46.11% 125px Edward Harris Free Soil Party 184 1.39% 1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsAllen: #7996e2 50–60% Chapin: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% Governor Henry B. Anthony Whig Party (United States) Philip Allen Democratic Party (United States) The 1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1851, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Democratic nominee and former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Philip Allen defeated Whig nominee Josiah Chapin and Free Soil nominee Edward Harris.National biographical publishing Company The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Rhode Island, Page 1, Issue 281 1881 National biographical publishing Company 218 https://books.google.com/books?id=wYUlAQAAMAAJ&q=Rhode+Island+branch+of+the+United+States+Bank+1827+philip+allen&pg=PA218 General election Incumbent Whig governor Henry B. Anthony declined to seek re-election to a third term, so his party instead nominated Josiah Chapin in order to keep the office of governor under Whig control. Meanwhile Free Soil candidate Edward Harris was nominated for a third consecutive time after his election losses during the 1849 and 1850 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. On election day, April 2, 1851, democratic nominee Philip Allen won the election by a margin of 829 votes against his foremost opponent Josiah Chapin. Allen was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Rhode Island on May 6, 1851.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237889 RI Governor ourcampaigns.com June 6, 2005 2023-05-10 Results Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1851 Democratic Party (United States) Philip Allen 6,935 52.37 Whig Party (United States) Josiah Chapin 6,106 46.11 Free Soil Party Edward Harris 184 1.39 Scattering 17 0.13 13,242 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:April 1851 Rhode Island Category:1851 Rhode Island elections