Election Name: | 1809 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Country: | Rhode Island |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1808 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1808 |
Next Election: | 1810 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1810 |
Election Date: | 5 April 1809 |
Nominee1: | James Fenner |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Fenner |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | James Fenner |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1809 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1809 in order to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.[1]
On election day, 5 April 1809, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Fenner was sworn in for his third term on 1 May 1809.[2]