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Rhode Island gubernatorial election
1812 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The
1812 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
was held on 1 April 1812 in order to elect the
Governor of Rhode Island
.
Incumbent
Federalist
Governor
William Jones
won re-election against former
Democratic-Republican
Governor
James Fenner
in a rematch of the previous election
.
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General election
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On election day, 1 April 1812, incumbent
Federalist
Governor
William Jones
won re-election by a margin of 248 votes against his opponent former
Democratic-Republican
Governor
James Fenner
, thereby retaining
Federalist
control over the office of Governor. Jones was sworn in for his second term on 7 May 1812.
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Results
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References
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