Talk:1802 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Names of candidates[edit]

The following sources all record that the name of the Federalist candidate was William Greene, not James Greene as OurCampaigns records:

Dubin, United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County, 2003
Glashan, American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978, 1979
Kallenbach and Kallenbach, American State Governors, 1776-1976, vol. 1, 1977
A New Nation Votes
Parker, Manual for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914
The National Intelligencer of 19 May 1802

It is not clear if this William Greene is the same person as the governor of that name (1778-1786). A New Nation Votes indicates this candidate is the same as the Federalist candidate for Congress in 1796.

Marplesmustgo (talk) 18:25, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]