Rhode Island 1811 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1811 Governor
Date:
1811
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
William Jones, James Fenner, scattering
Candidates: William Jones[1]James Fennerscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]3885365162
Bristol County2482836
Town of Barrington4828-
Town of Bristol1281456
Town of Warren72110-
Kent County63542622
Town of Coventry1821699
Town of East Greenwich12852-
Town of Warwick22113212
Town of West Greenwich104731
Newport County717718-
Town of Jamestown2619-
Town of Little Compton104107-
Town of Middletown2767-
Town of New Shoreham4929-
Town of Newport318254-
Town of Portsmouth10877-
Town of Tiverton85165-
Providence County1531155934
Town of Burrillville38156-
Town of Cranston104127-
Town of Cumberland991491
Town of Foster1551891
Town of Glocester6915313
Town of Johnston421412
Town of North Providence12058-
Town of Providence[3]67613115
Town of Scituate902371
Town of Smithfield1382181
Washington County754665-
Town of Charlestown5563-
Town of Exeter83144-
Town of Hopkinton9076-
Town of North Kingstown138165-
Town of Richmond8667-
Town of South Kingstown21994-
Town of Westerly8356-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]James Fenner is defeated by the Federalists in 1811. Fenner lost his support from the Federalists after he cast the deciding vote for the Republican candidate in the 1810 U.S. Senate election.
[3]United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reported 677 votes for Jones, 130 votes for Fenner and 15 scattering.

References:

Reports of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Vol. 7. 20.
Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI). April 20, 1811.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). April 24, 1811.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 4, 1811.
The Rhode-Island American, and General Advertiser (Providence, RI). May 10, 1811.
Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI). May 11, 1811.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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