1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Country:	Rhode Island
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1800 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1800
Next Election:	1802 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1802
Election Date:	April 1, 1801
Nominee1:	Arthur Fenner
Party1:	Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote1:	3,756
Percentage1:	100%
Governor
Before Election:	Arthur Fenner
Before Party:	Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:	Arthur Fenner
After Party:	Democratic-Republican Party

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: RI Governor, 1801 . Our Campaigns . 12 July 2020.
2. Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . Westport, CT . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 . 268–269 .
3. Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . 1998 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . 76 .
4. Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . McFarland . 2003 . 978-0-7864-1439-0 . Jefferson, North Carolina .
5. Book: Kallenbach . Joseph E. . Kallenbach . Jessamine S. . 1977 . American State Governors, 1776-1976 . I . Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. . Oceana Publications, Inc. . 0-379-00665-0 . 507 .
6. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1801 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 12 July 2020 .
7. Book: 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 . 107 .