1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Jones Peleg Arnold Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 3,372 2,588 Percentage 56.31% 43.22%

County results Jones:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election William Jones Federalist Elected Governor William Jones Federalist

The 1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1815. ^{[1] [2]}

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Peleg Arnold.

General election

Candidates

• Peleg Arnold, Democratic-Republican, former Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• William Jones, Federalist, incumbent governor

Results

1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	William Jones	3,372	56.31%
	Democratic-Republican	Peleg Arnold	2,588	43.22%
	Scattering		28	0.47%
Majority			784	13.09%
Turnout			5,988
	Federalist hold		Swing

County results

County results

County [8]	William Jones Federalist		Peleg Arnold Democratic-Republican		Scattering Various		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bristol	215	50.35%	209	48.95%	1	0.7%	427
Kent	554	64.64%	301	35.12%	2	0.24%	857
Newport	619	56.53%	464	42.37%	12	1.10%	1,095
Providence	1,384	52.70%	1,232	46.92%	10	0.38%	2,626
Washington	600	60.91%	382	38.78%	3	0.31%	985
Totals	3,372	56.6%	2,588	43.2%	28	0.2%	5,960

References

1. "Fellow-Citizens". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 19, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
2. "Rhode-Island Election". Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. Alexandra, Va. April 29, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "Rhode Island 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved October 30, 2021.