1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1817.[1][2][3]
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April 16, 1817
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 County results Knight: 50â60% Jones: 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones ran for election to a seventh term but was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.
General election
Candidates
- Nehemiah R. Knight, Democratic, clerk of the circuit court, collector of customs[4]
- William Jones, Federalist, incumbent governor
Results
| 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 results
| 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 |
