The 1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 1, 1801, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Arthur Fenner, the incumbent governor, was the sole candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.[a][1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
^Dubin and OurCampaigns give Fenner's total as 3,760. This discrepancy involves four additional votes in Bristol County.
^Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN0-930466-17-9.
^Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN1-56802-396-0.
^Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN978-0-7864-1439-0.
^Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 507. ISBN0-379-00665-0.
