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1849 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 3 candidates · See every 1849 Governor race

Who won the 1849 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Henry B. Anthony won the 1849 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Henry B. Anthony received 5,081 popular votes (58.98%). The main challenger was Adnah Sackett (34.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Anthony and Sackett

Anthony +24.6 pts · won by 2,117 votes
Henry B. AnthonyWhig PartyWINNER58.98%
5,081 votes
Adnah SackettDemocratic34.41%
2,964 votes
Edward HarrisFree Soil Party5.32%
458 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.