1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1847 Presidential no 1846 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1846 1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1848 April 7, 1847 x150px Elisha Harris Whig Party (United States) 6,300 55.30% x120px Olney Ballou Democratic Party (United States) 4,350 38.18% 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Harris: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% Governor Byron Diman Law and Order Elisha Harris Whig Party (United States) The 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1847. April 15, 1847 State and Congressional Elections https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83021168/1847-04-15/ed-1/seq-3/ Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander Newport, R.I. 3 22 October 2021 Incumbent Law and Order Governor Byron Diman did not run for re-election. Whig nominee Elisha Harris defeated Democratic nominee Olney Ballou. General election Candidates Olney Ballou, Democratic, incumbent State SenatorBallou Adin 1888 An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America https://books.google.com/books?id=csc6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA545 Providence, R. I. E. L. Freeman & Son, State Printers 545 Elisha Harris, Whig, incumbent lieutenant governor of Rhode Island Results 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237885 RI Governor, 1847 Our Campaigns 22 October 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 76 1-56802-396-0 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County 236 McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 270–271 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 513 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 1888 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 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924106119559&view=1up&seq=127&skin=2021 Providence E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State 102 May 13, 1847 General Assembly https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83021168/1847-05-13/ed-1/seq-1/ Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander Newport, R.I. 1 22 October 2021 Whig Party (United States) Elisha Harris 6,300 55.30% Democratic Party (United States) Olney Ballou 4,350 38.18% Scattering 743 6.52% 1,950 17.12% 11,393 Whig Party (United States) Law and Order Party (US) References 1847 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Category:April 1847