1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Jones Nehemiah R. Knight Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 3,591 3,259 Percentage 52.35% 47.51%

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

Governor before election William Jones Federalist Elected Governor William Jones Federalist

The 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1816. ^[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.

General election

Candidates

• Nehemiah R. Knight, Democratic-Republican, clerk of the circuit court, collector of customs ^[2]
• William Jones, Federalist, incumbent governor

Results

1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	William Jones	3,591	52.35%
	Democratic-Republican	Nehemiah R. Knight	3,878	47.51%
	Write-in		10	0.15%
Majority			332	4.84%
Turnout			6,860
	Federalist hold		Swing

County results

County results

County [8]	William Jones Federalist		Nehemiah Knight Democratic-Republican		Write-in Various		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bristol	224	48.9%	234	51.1%	0	-	458
Kent	606	61.2%	383	38.8%	1	-	990
Newport	632	51.1%	606	48.9%	2	-	1240
Providence	1451	48.1%	1573	51.9%	6	-	3,030
Washington	678	59.1%	463	40.9%	1	-	1,142
Totals	3,591	52.4%	3,259	3,259	10	-	6,860

References

1. "Rhode-Island Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 24, 1816. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
2. "Knight, Nehemiah Rice (1780 – 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. 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.
5. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "Rhode Island 1816 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
9. "Votes for Governor". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 14, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.