1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
← 1829 April 21, 1830[1][2] 1831 →
 
Nominee James Fenner Asa Messer
Party Jacksonian Independent
Popular vote 2,793 1,455
Percentage 61.87% 32.23%
County results
Fenner:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Governor before election

James Fenner
Jacksonian

Elected Governor

James Fenner
Jacksonian

The 1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 21, 1830 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jacksonian Party nominee, beat independent candidate Asa Messer with 61.87% of the vote.

  1. ^ "On Wednesday next". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 15, 1830. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Freemen attend!". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 21, 1830. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.