1845 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1845 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Charles Jackson James Fenner
Party Whig Law and Order
Popular vote 8,007 7,795
Percentage 50.48% 49.14%

County results
Jackson:      50–60%
Fenner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

James Fenner
Law and Order

Elected Governor

Charles Jackson
Whig

The 1845 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1845 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Whig nominee and former speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Charles Jackson defeated incumbent Law and Order Governor James Fenner.[1]

  1. ^ "James Fenner". National Governors Association. Retrieved 5 April 2024.