1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Arthur Fenner Party Democratic-Republican Popular vote 3,756 Percentage 100%

County results Fenner:      90–100%

Governor before election Arthur Fenner Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Arthur Fenner Democratic-Republican

The 1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 1, 1801, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Arthur Fenner, the incumbent governor, was the sole candidate and so won with 100% of the vote. ^{[a] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. Dubin and OurCampaigns give Fenner's total as 3,760. This discrepancy involves four additional votes in Bristol County.

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3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
5. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 507. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
6. "Rhode Island 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
7. J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State (1914). Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers. p. 107.