1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1818 April 21, 1819 [1] 1820  
  RI Governor Nehemiah R Knight portrait.jpg
Nominee Nehemiah Rice Knight
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote2,664
Percentage100%

1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Knight:      90–100%

Governor before election

Nehemiah Rice Knight
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Nehemiah Rice Knight
Democratic-Republican

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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Nehemiah Rice Knight (incumbent) 2,670 100%
Majority2,670100%
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

County results

County results
County [3] Nehemiah Knight

Democratic-Republican

Total votes
#%
Bristol 175100%175
Kent 473100%473
Newport 518100%518
Providence 1,056100%1,056
Washington 448100%448
Totals2,670100%2,670

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References

  1. "Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 21, 1819. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Rhode Island 1819 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 232. ISBN   9780786414390.