1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1848 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1847 April 5, 1848 1849 →
 
Nominee Elisha Harris Adnah Sackett
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 5,695 3,683
Percentage 58.02% 37.52%

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.

  1. ^ "Political". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 6, 1848. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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