Election Name: | 1827 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Country: | Rhode Island |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1826 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1826 |
Next Election: | 1828 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1828 |
Election Date: | April 18, 1827[1] [2] |
Nominee1: | James Fenner |
Party1: | Jackson Republican |
Popular Vote1: | 2,421 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
Map Size: | 200px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Fenner |
Before Party: | Jackson Republican |
After Election: | James Fenner |
After Party: | Jackson Republican |
The 1827 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 18, 1827 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jackson Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote. Jackson Republicans were a faction of the Democratic-Republican Party which favoured Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams for president.