| Election Name: | 1831 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1830 |
| Next Election: | 1832 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1832 |
| Election Date: | 6 April 1831 |
| Nominee1: | Lemuel H. Arnold |
| Party1: | National Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,780 |
| Percentage1: | 56.71% |
| Nominee2: | James Fenner |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,877 |
| Percentage2: | 43.17% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Fenner |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Lemuel H. Arnold |
| After Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
The 1831 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 6 April 1831 in order to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. National Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Lemuel H. Arnold defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Fenner.[1]
On election day, 6 April 1831, National Republican nominee Lemuel H. Arnold won the election by a margin of 903 votes against his opponent incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Fenner, thereby gaining National Republican control over the office of Governor. Arnold was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Rhode Island on 4 May 1831.[2]