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1843 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1843 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1842 5 April 1843 1844 →
 
Nominee James Fenner Thomas F. Carpenter
Party Law and Order Democratic
Popular vote 9,107 7,392
Percentage 55.18% 44.79%

County results
Fenner:      60–70%      80–90%
Carpenter:      50–60%

Governor before election

Samuel Ward King
Whig

Elected Governor

James Fenner
Law and Order

The 1843 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1843 in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Law and Order nominee and former governor James Fenner defeated Democratic nominee Thomas F. Carpenter.[1]

  1. ^ "James Fenner". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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