1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1819 April 19, 1820 [1] [2] 1821  
  RI Governor Nehemiah R Knight portrait.jpg
Nominee Nehemiah Rice Knight
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote1,981
Percentage100%

1820 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 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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Nehemiah Rice Knight (incumbent) 1,981 100%
Majority1,981100%
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

County results

County results
County [4] Nehemiah Knight

Democratic-Republican

Total votes
#%
Bristol 75100%75
Kent 408100%408
Newport 251100%251
Providence 850100%850
Washington 397100%397
Totals1,981100%1,981

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References

  1. "Communication". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 19, 1820. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "The Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 26, 1820. p. 3. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. "KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Rhode Island 1820 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  5. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 232. ISBN   9780786414390.