1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1849.

Incumbent Whig Governor Elisha Harris did not run for re-election. Whig nominee Henry B. Anthony defeated Democratic nominee Adnah Sackett and Free Soil nominee Edward Harris.

Candidates

 * Adnah Sackett, Democratic, manufacturer of jewelry, nominee for Governor in 1848
 * Edward Harris, Free Soil, manufacturer
 * Henry B. Anthony, Whig, editor of the Providence Journal