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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.
| 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 [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 |
The 1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 21, 1819 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent Governor and Democratic-Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.
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.
The 1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 19, 1820 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent Governor and Democratic-Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1810, in 13 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
The 1834 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1834.
The 1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 15, 1835.
The 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1836.
The 1837 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1837.
The 1838 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 18, 1838.
The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839.
The 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1816.
The 1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1815.
The 1821 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1821.
The 1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1817.
The 1816 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1816.
The 1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1815.
The 1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1809.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811.
The 1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 13, 1812.
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