On election day, 3 April 1850, Henry B. Anthony won re-election by a margin of 2,895 votes against his opponent Edward Harris. Defeating Harris for a second time after Anthony's first election as Governor during the 1849 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. Retaining whig control of the office of Governor and being sworn in for his second term on 6 May 1850.[2]
^"ANTHONY, Henry Bowen 1815 – 1884". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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