1850 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1850 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
← 1849 3 April 1850 1851 →
 
Nominee Henry B. Anthony Edward Harris
Party Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 3,668 773
Percentage 80.16% 16.89%

County results
Anthony:      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election

Henry B. Anthony
Whig

Elected Governor

Henry B. Anthony
Whig

The 1850 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1850 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Whig governor Henry B. Anthony won re-election against the Free Soil nominee Edward Harris in a rematch from the 1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election.[1]

  1. ^ "ANTHONY, Henry Bowen 1815 – 1884". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2023.