1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1851 Presidential no 1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1851 1853 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1853 April 7, 1852 125px Philip Allen Democratic Party (United States) 9,151 51.10% 125px Josiah Harris Whig Party (United States) 8,749 48.86% 1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsAllen: #7996e2 50–60% Harris: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% Governor Philip Allen Democratic Party (United States) Philip Allen Democratic Party (United States) The 1852 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1852, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Philip Allen won re-election against Whig nominee Josiah Harris.Capace Nancy The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island 2001 North American Book Dist LLC 180 9780403096107 https://books.google.com/books?id=qHPYeCvnASoC&q=Rhode+Island+branch+of+the+United+States+Bank+1827+philip+allen&pg=PA180 General election On election day, April 7, 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 May 6, 1852.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237890 RI Governor ourcampaigns.com June 6, 2005 2023-05-10 Results Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1852 Democratic Party (United States) Philip Allen (incumbent) 9,151 51.10 Whig Party (United States) Josiah Harris 8,749 48.86 Scattering 8 0.04 17,908 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:April 1852 Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election Category:1852 Rhode Island elections