1853 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1853 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
← 1852 6 April 1853 1854 →
 
Nominee Philip Allen William W. Hoppin Edward Harris
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 10,471 8,228 542
Percentage 54.40% 42.75% 2.82%

County results
Allen:      50–60%
Hoppin:      50–60%

Governor before election

Philip Allen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Philip Allen
Democratic

The 1853 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 6 April 1853 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Philip Allen won re-election against Whig nominee William W. Hoppin and Free Soil nominee Edward Harris.[1]

  1. ^ Capace, Nancy (2001). The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 180. ISBN 9780403096107.