1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 7, 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.

1830 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
April 7, 1830
 
Nominee James Fenner Asa Messer
Party Jacksonian Independent
Popular vote 2,793 1,455
Percentage 61.87% 32.23%
Governor before election

James Fenner
Jacksonian

 Elected Governor

James Fenner
Jacksonian

General election
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Candidates
  • James Fenner, Governor since 1824.[1]
  • Asa Messer, President of Brown University from 1804 to 1826.[2]

Results
1829 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jacksonian James Fenner 2,793 61.87%
Independent Asa Messer 1,455 32.23%
Independent Write-in candidates 266 5.89%
Majority 1,338 29.64%
Jacksonian hold Swing

References
  1. "Fenner, James". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Messer, Asa". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "RI Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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