| Election Name: | 1802 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1801 |
| Next Election: | 1803 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1803 |
| Election Date: | April 21, 1802 |
| Nominee1: | Arthur Fenner |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,802 |
| Percentage1: | 66.28% |
| Nominee2: | William Greene |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,934 |
| Percentage2: | 33.72% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Arthur Fenner |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Arthur Fenner |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1802 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 21, 1802,[1] 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.
| Arthur FennerDemocratic-Republican | William GreeneFederalist | Total votes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||||
| align="center" | Bristol | align="center" | 161 | align="center" | 57.3% | align="center" | 120 | align="center" | 42.7% | align="center" | 281 |
| align="center" | Kent | align="center" | 532 | align="center" | 53.9% | align="center" | 455 | align="center" | 46.1% | align="center" | 987 |
| align="center" | Newport | align="center" | 695 | align="center" | 61.7% | align="center" | 432 | align="center" | 38.3% | align="center" | 1,127 |
| align="center" | Providence | align="center" | 1,546 | align="center" | 70.6% | align="center" | 645 | align="center" | 29.4% | align="center" | 2,191 |
| align="center" | Washington | align="center" | 868 | align="center" | 75.5% | align="center" | 282 | align="center" | 24.5% | align="center" | 1,150 |
| Totals | 3,802 | 66.3% | 1,934 | 33.7% | 5,736 | ||||||