Election Name: | 1794 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Country: | Rhode Island |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1793 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1793 |
Next Election: | 1795 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1795 |
Election Date: | 2 April 1794 |
Nominee1: | Arthur Fenner |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Arthur Fenner |
Before Party: | Anti-Federalist |
After Election: | Arthur Fenner |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1794 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1794 in order to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.[1]
On election day, 2 April 1794, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Fenner was sworn in for his fifth term on 5 May 1794.[2]