1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1817.[1][2][3]
Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones ran for election to a seventh term but was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nehemiah R. Knight, Democratic, clerk of the circuit court, collector of customs[4]
- William Jones, Federalist, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Nehemiah R. Knight | 3,949 | 50.42% | ||
| Federalist | William Jones | 3,878 | 49.51% | ||
| Scattering | 5 | 0.06% | |||
| Majority | 71 | 0.91% | |||
| Turnout | 7,832 | ||||
| Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist | Swing | ||||
County results
[edit]| County[10] | Nehamiah Knight
Democratic-Republican |
William Jones
Federalist |
Write-ins
Various |
Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bristol | 240 | 52.86% | 214 | 47.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 454 |
| Kent | 468 | 41.79% | 650 | 58.04% | 2 | 0.17% | 1,120 |
| Newport | 712 | 50.07% | 710 | 49.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,422 |
| Providence | 1,900 | 56.38% | 1,469 | 43.59% | 1 | 0.03% | 3,370 |
| Washington | 629 | 42.91% | 835 | 56.96% | 2 | 0.13% | 1,466 |
| Totals | 3,949 | 50.42% | 3,878 | 49.51% | 5 | 0.06% | 7,832 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Republican Fellow-Citizens of the County of Newport". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 12, 1817. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Rhode-Island". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 22, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Triumph of Republicanism!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 23, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Knight, Nehemiah Rice (1780 – 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 509. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 98.
- ^ a b "Rhode Island 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Votes for Governor". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 14, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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