1839 Democratic Republican and Farmers’ Prox – 1839 marks the year in which no governor or lieutenant governor was elected. The Whig party again nominated Gov. William Sprague and Lt. Governor Joseph Child while the Democratic candidates were Nathaniel Bullock and Benjamin Thurston. Tristam Burges’ name was also entered into the race by dissatisfied Whigs under the Liberal Prox. With Burges, a former US Representative, in the race no candidate received a majority; Sprague the leading vote getter fell short by only 179 votes. Lt. Governor Child also failed to receive a majority thus leaving the state without an executive head and resulting in Samuel Ward King, as first senator, performing executive duties as acting governor until the next election in 1840. 19.7 cm X 15.9 cm

1839 Democratic Republican Ticket – Thomas Dorr and Benjamin Thurston were defeated by incumbent Whig representatives Henry Cranston and Joseph Tillinghast. During this period Dorr, who had been a prominent Whig party member, changed parties finding the Democratic policies in state politics more favorable to the suffrage movement. 10.2 cm X 14.3 cm

1843 Democratic Prox – In Thomas Carpenter’s third attempt for the governor’s office he had the support of the suffrage reformers and of the suffrage party’s leader Thomas Wilson Dorr. Regardless of such support Carpenter was defeated by James Fenner. 15.5 cm X 9.9 cm,

The True Republican Prox – In the April 1809 election James Fenner ran for governor without opposition. The Republicans nominated Issac Wilbour for Lt. Gov. in opposition to the current Federalist Lt. Gov. Simon Martin. Martin was re-elected by a majority of 644 votes. 19.0 cm X 14.8 cm

Republican Prox 1822 – Gibbs ran for governor unopposed in 1822. This ticket is from an uncut sheet of four proxes 47 cm X 28.3 cm

Republican Prox 1821 – Gibbs was elected over rival Samuel Bridgham, a former Federalist. While the Federalist party no longer existed their supporters still offered a strong minority. 20.6 cm X 12.3 cm

Republican Prox 1818 – In this election Nehemiah Knight defeated ex-Congressman Elisha R. Potter. Knight received 4,509 votes to 3,893 votes for Potter. 20.8 cm X 14.6 cm

Republican Convention Prox 1811 – In 1811 James Fenner was defeated by William Jones, the first and only Federalist governor of Rhode Island. The commercial policies of the Republican administrations of Jefferson and Madison were the cause of Fenner’s defeat. 19.9 cm X 13.8 cm

1814 American Prox – This ticket is headed by William Jones for governor; Jones had been governor since 1811. Rhode Island, as the rest of New England, suffered greatly from loss of commerce and shipping during the War of 1812. Jones, a Federalist, had no problem being re-elected virtually running unopposed since the Republicans, the party of Jefferson and Madison, were held responsible for the war and loss of trade. 20.7 cm X 17.2 cm

American Prox 1812 – In the election of 1812 Jones again defeated James Fenner. The embargo and non-intercourse policy of Madison’s administration created great suffering to the shipping and commercial interest of New England. Note the slogan “Opposers of Standing Armies, Land Taxes and War – and Friends of Union and Peace” 19.1 cm X 15.8 cm

Republican Convention Prox 1810 – In 1810 Governor Fenner once again headed both parties’ proxes and was elected without opposition. During the election he declared he was a Republican and that he was never a Federalist. 20.0 cm X14.6 cm

1786 General Offices – In the state-wide elections of 1786 paper money was a major issue and the state was divided into the Town Party and the Country Party. Incumbent Governor Greene was defeated by John Collins of the Country Party. This prox is printed two to a sheet. On the two blank pages is written several reasons why fish, once in great plenty, are now very scarce in the Pettaquamscutt River. 26.5 cm X 21.0 cm

1832 Anti-Masonic Prox – from the contentious and indecisive statewide election of 1832. In the annual election of April 1832 no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or senator received the required majority vote. This election failure was created because of the third party Anti Masonic candidate William Sprague. Four additional elections were conducted in 1832 (May 16th, July 18th, August 28th and November 21st) all of which failed to achieve a majority vote. In the November election the National Republican ticket dropped Lt. Governor Collins and substituted Joseph Childs in his place. At the January 1833 session of the General Assembly it was decided that those offices not filled in the 1832 elections were to be filled by the existing duly elected individuals of 1831. 20.7 cm X 14.7 cm

1832 National Republican Prox – from the contentious and indecisive statewide election of 1832. In the annual election of April 1832 no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or senator received the required majority vote. This election failure was created because of the third party Anti Masonic candidate William Sprague. Four additional elections were conducted in 1832 (May 16th, July 18th, August 28th and November 21st) all of which failed to achieve a majority vote. In the November election the National Republican ticket dropped Lt. Governor Collins and substituted Joseph Childs in his place. At the January 1833 session of the General Assembly it was decided that those offices not filled in the 1832 elections were to be filled by the existing duly elected individuals of 1831. 15.8 cm X 13.6 cm

National Republican and Farmers Prox 1832 – from the contentious and indecisive statewide election of 1832. In the annual election of April 1832 no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or senator received the required majority vote. This election failure was created because of the third party Anti Masonic candidate William Sprague. Four additional elections were conducted in 1832 (May 16th, July 18th, August 28th and November 21st) all of which failed to achieve a majority vote. In the November election the National Republican ticket dropped Lt. Governor Collins and substituted Joseph Childs in his place. At the January 1833 session of the General Assembly it was decided that those offices not filled in the 1832 elections were to be filled by the existing duly elected individuals of 1831. 18.1 cm X 12.0 cm, missing lower portion

1832 Republican, Administration and Farmer’s Prox – from the contentious and indecisive statewide election of 1832. In the annual election of April 1832 no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or senator received the required majority vote. This election failure was created because of the third party Anti Masonic candidate William Sprague. Four additional elections were conducted in 1832 (May 16th, July 18th, August 28th and November 21st) all of which failed to achieve a majority vote. In the November election the National Republican ticket dropped Lt. Governor Collins and substituted Joseph Childs in his place. At the January 1833 session of the General Assembly it was decided that those offices not filled in the 1832 elections were to be filled by the existing duly elected individuals of 1831. 18.6 cm X 15.3 cm

1832 Republican, Administration and Farmers’ Prox - from the contentious and indecisive statewide election of 1832. In the annual election of April 1832 no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or senator received the required majority vote. This election failure was created because of the third party Anti Masonic candidate William Sprague. Four additional elections were conducted in 1832 (May 16th, July 18th, August 28th and November 21st) all of which failed to achieve a majority vote. In the November election the National Republican ticket dropped Lt. Governor Collins and substituted Joseph Childs in his place. At the January 1833 session of the General Assembly it was decided that those offices not filled in the 1832 elections were to be filled by the existing duly elected individuals of 1831. 19.1 cm X 15.0 cm

National Republican Farmers Prox 1831 – In the election of 1831 Lemuel Arnold defeated his rival, James Fenner, having received 3,791 votes to Fenner’s 2,924. This ticket’s other candidates for Lt. Governor, Secretary, Attorney General and General Treasurer were all elected to office. 24.3 cm X 14.4 cm

Anti-Masonic Ticket for 1830 – In the election of 1830 the National Republican newspapers repudiated James Fenner in favor of Dr. Asa Messer; however to no avail as Fenner outpolled the opposition receiving 2,793 votes compared to Messer’s 1,455 votes and a scattering of 266 other votes. The advent of the Anti-Masonic ticket would influence many Rhode Island elections during the early 1830s. 17.9 cm X 11.9 cm

People’s Prox for General Officers 1830 – In the election of 1830 the National Republican newspapers repudiated James Fenner in favor of Dr. Asa Messer; however to no avail as Fenner outpolled the opposition receiving 2,793 votes compared to Messer’s 1,455 votes and a scattering of 266 other votes. The advent of the Anti-Masonic ticket would influence many Rhode Island elections during the early 1830s. 19.2 cm X 11.5 cm

1783 General Offices – All candidates on this1783 ticket headed by William Greene for governor were elected to office. Greene served as Rhode Island governor from May 1778 to May 1786; his father had also been governor of Rhode Island during the 1740s and 1750s. 19.7 cm X 12.5 cm

1829 Republican and Farmers’ Prox – The 1829 state campaign was more a contest of which senators would serve since both the General Republican and the Democratic Republican proxies headed their tickets with James Fenner for governor and Charles Collins for lieutenant governor. The Democratic Republicans who favored the polices of President Jackson placed eight of their ten candidates for senator into office. 17.0 cm X 11.5 cm

Republican Prox 1826 – James Fenner was elected governor in 1826, having served on numerous occasions as Rhode Island’s chief executive. He was governor from 1807 to 1811, 1824 to 1831 and 1843 to 1845. He was the son of Arthur Fenner who had also served as Rhode Island governor from 1790 until his death in office in 1805. The Fenners were a Rhode Island political dynasty. 22.4 cm X 14.5 cm

1792 General Offices – This ticket was headed by Arthur Fenner who served as governor from 1790 to 1805. “He appeared to stand above partisan strife” and as such was unaffected by the development of the two party system. In 1792 Fenner ran unopposed. 20.9 cm X 13.0 cm

Republican Prox 1824 – Gov. Gibbs declined re-nomination in 1824. The Republican Convention nominated ex-Governor Fenner just before the election. Wheeler Martin’s name was used in some parts of Rhode Island in opposition. It had little effect with Martin receiving only 594 votes. 24.3 cm X 14.9 cm

Republican Prox 1823 – In 1823 Gibbs was elected governor without opposition. 21.1 cm X 13.9 cm

1770 General Offices – All candidates on this ticket were elected. Joseph Wanton was re-elected governor every succeeding year but in May 1775 he does not appear to have taken the oath of office. As a Tory he refused to support the rebel troops, by June the General Assembly suspended him and on October 31st he was deposed. Because he did not support the patriots he lost favor with many of his countrymen however he was not personally molested and he remained in Newport, although inactive in public affairs, until his death in the summer of 1780. 19.4 cm X 13.2 cm

1778 General Offices – All candidates on this ticket from 1778 were elected to office. Note that this ballot also presented candidates to serve as delegates to the Continental Congress; two of whom (Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery) would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence. 20.8 cm X 11.8 cm

Young Men’s Convention Nominations 1860 – John Brown’s raid, slavery and the impending Civil war were major issues in the 1860 state election. The Republicans nominated Seth Padelford for governor but his nomination was unsatisfactory to many conservative Republicans because they considered him to be a radical. William Sprague, a wealthy manufacturer was nominated by the Democrats and was supported by conservative Republicans and other conservative political factions. Sprague devoted much time and money to the Stephen Douglas campaign. The combination of Democrats, conservatives Republicans and others was too strong for the Republicans to overcome and Sprague defeated Padelford. 16.0 cm X 9.5 cm

Whig Ticket 1853 – The Whigs in convention nominated William Hoppin to head their ticket for 1853. The ticket fell short of winning by more than 1,500 votes. 12.1 cm X 7.0 cm