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1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Nehemiah Rice Knight Elisha Reynolds Potter
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 4,509 3,895
Percentage 53.60% 46.30%

County results
Knight:      50–60%      70–80%
Potter:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Nehemiah Rice Knight
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Nehemiah Rice Knight
Democratic-Republican

The 1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 15, 1818, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent governor and Democratic-Republican nominee, beat Elisha Reynolds Potter, the Federalist candidate with 53.60% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Nehemiah Rice Knight (incumbent) 4,509 53.7%
Federalist Elisha Reynolds Potter 3,895 46.3%
Majority 614 7.3%
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

County results

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County results
County[4] Nehamiah Knight

Democratic-Republican

Elisha Potter

Federalist

Total votes
# % # %
Bristol 261 55.3% 211 44.7% 472
Kent 601 49.3% 617 50.7% 1,218
Newport 774 38.5% 1,228 61.5% 2,002
Providence 2,108 70.9% 866 29.1% 2,974
Washington 765 44.0% 973 56.0% 1,738
Totals 4,509 53.7% 3,895 46.3% 8,404

References

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  1. ^ "Rhode-Island Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 22, 1818. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Guide to the Elisha Reynolds Potter, Sr. Papers". Rhode Island Historical Society. November 22, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 232. ISBN 9780786414390.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island 1818 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2022.