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1847 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 1847 Governor race

Who won the 1847 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Elisha Harris won the 1847 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Elisha Harris received 6,300 popular votes (55.3%). The main challenger was Olney Ballou (38.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Harris and Ballou

Harris +17.1 pts · won by 1,950 votes
Elisha HarrisWhig PartyWINNER55.3%
6,300 votes
Olney BallouDemocratic38.18%
4,350 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.