1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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 1814April 19, 1815 1816  
  GovWilliamJonesRI.jpg Judge Peleg Arnold by Arnold Steere 1815.jpg
Nominee William Jones Peleg Arnold
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote3,3722,588
Percentage56.31%43.22%

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]

Contents

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

General election

Candidates

Results

1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Federalist William Jones 3,372 56.31%
Democratic-Republican Peleg Arnold 2,58843.22%
Scattering280.47%
Majority78413.09%
Turnout 5,988
Federalist hold Swing

County results

County results
County [8] William Jones

Federalist

Peleg Arnold

Democratic-Republican

Scattering

Various

Total votes
#%#%#%
Bristol 21550.35%20948.95%10.7%427
Kent 55464.64%30135.12%20.24%857
Newport 61956.53%46442.37%121.10%1,095
Providence 1,38452.70%1,23246.92%100.38%2,626
Washington 60060.91%38238.78%30.31%985
Totals3,37256.6%2,58843.2%280.2%5,960

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References

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  6. Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. 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 30 October 2021.