1828 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1828 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
← 1827 April 16, 1828[1][2] 1829 →
 
Nominee James Fenner
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 4,233
Percentage 100%
County results
Fenner:      90–100%
Governor before election

James Fenner
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Fenner
Democratic-Republican

The 1828 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 16, 1828 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.

  1. ^ "Town Meeting". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 10, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Election next Wednesday". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. April 12, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.