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The 1790 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 1790 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Anti-Federalist candidate Arthur Fenner defeated incumbent Independent governor John Collins. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown. [1]
On election day, 7 April 1790, Anti-Federalist candidate Arthur Fenner won the election against his opponent incumbent Independent governor John Collins, thereby gaining Anti-Federalist control over the office of governor. Fenner was sworn in as the 4th governor of Rhode Island on 5 May 1790. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Federalist | Arthur Fenner | 100.00 | ||
| Independent | John Collins (incumbent) | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| Anti-Federalist gain from Independent | ||||
John Collins, was an American politician and a Founding Father of the United States who, as a member of the Continental Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation. He was the third governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1786 to 1790.
The 1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 27, 1792, and September 6, 1793. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 3rd United States Congress convened on December 2, 1793. With the addition of the new state of Kentucky's representatives, and the congressional reapportionment based on the 1790 United States census, the size of the House increased to 105 seats.
Arthur Fenner was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the seventh longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,641 days. Fenner was a prominent Country Party (Anti-federalist) leader. Around 1764, Fenner joined several others as a petitioner for the chartering of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
The Country Party was a political party in Rhode Island in the Confederation and early Federal periods, from about March 1781 until the death in office of its leader, Governor Arthur Fenner, in October 1805. At its peak of influence, it controlled the Rhode Island General Assembly and dominated state politics from 1785 to 1790. A stridently Anti-Federalist party, it was instrumental in resisting ratification of the Constitution and was the organized vehicle for political expression of popular views that led to Rhode Island both disrupting consensus among states under the Articles of Confederation and being the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution.
Since the Great Depression, Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party, and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928, with the exceptions being 1952, 1956, 1972, and 1984. The Rhode Island Republican Party, although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly, has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections, having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014, Democrats had not won a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992, and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
The 1790–91 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. These U.S. Senate elections occurred during the first midterm election cycle, which took place in the middle of President George Washington's first term. As these elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1790 and 1791, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the nine senators in Class 1.
The 1802 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 21, 1802, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Arthur Fenner, the incumbent governor and Democratic-Republican candidate, beat the Federalist candidate William Greene with 66.28% of the vote.
The 1827 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 18, 1827 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jackson Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote. Jackson Republicans were a faction of the Democratic-Republican Party which favoured Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams for president.
The 1828 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 16, 1828 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jackson Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote. Jackson Republicans were a faction of the Democratic-Republican Party which favoured Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams for president.
The 1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 21, 1830 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jacksonian Party nominee, beat independent candidate Asa Messer with 61.87% of the vote.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811.
The 1786 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1786 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Independent candidate and former Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island John Collins defeated incumbent Independent governor William Greene. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.
The 1791 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 6 April 1791 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Anti-Federalist governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.
The 1792 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 4 April 1792 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Anti-Federalist governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.
The 1793 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1793 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Anti-Federalist governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.
The 1805 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1805 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Arthur Fenner won re-election against Federalist nominee Seth Wheaton. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.
The 1807 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 1 April 1807 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent United States senator from Rhode Island James Fenner defeated Federalist nominee Seth Wheaton.
The 1811 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1811 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Federalist nominee William Jones defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican governor James Fenner.
The 1812 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 1 April 1812 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Federalist governor William Jones won re-election against former Democratic-Republican governor James Fenner in a rematch of the previous election.
