1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1820 April 18, 1821 [1] [2] 1822  
  William Channing Gibbs.jpg Samuel Willard Bridgham, mayor of Providence.jpg
Nominee William C. Gibbs Samuel W. Bridgham
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote3,7902,801
Percentage56.97%42.10%

1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Gibbs:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%     90–100%
Bridgham:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:      50%

Governor before election

Nehemiah Rice Knight
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William C. Gibbs
Democratic-Republican

The 1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 18, 1821 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. William C. Gibbs, the Democratic-Republican nominee, beat Samuel W. Bridgham, the Federalist candidate, with 56.97% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican William C. Gibbs 3,790 56.97%
Federalist Samuel W. Bridgham 2,80142.10%
Independent Write-in candidates 620.93%
Majority98914.87%
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

County results

County results
County [3] William Gibbs

Democratic-Republican

Samuel Bridgham

Federalist

Write-ins

Various

Total votes
#%#%#%
Bristol 18450.0%18450.0%00.0%368
Kent 42647.9%46352.1%00.0%889
Newport 1,02181.5%23118.5%00.0%1,252
Providence 1,45954.2%1,23445.8%00.0%2,693
Washington 70050.4%68949.6%00.0%1,389
Totals3,79056.9%2,80142.2%62 [lower-alpha 1] 0.9%6,653

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References

  1. "On Wednesday Next". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 11, 1821. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "April Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1821. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  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.

Notes

  1. Tufts 2012 records 62 write-in votes, but does not record which counties those votes were associated with.