1818_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election

1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Rhode Island gubernatorial elections

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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Nehemiah Rice Knight (incumbent)	4,509	53.7%
	Federalist	Elisha Reynolds Potter	3,895	46.3%
Majority			614	7.3%
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

County^[4]	Nehamiah Knight Democratic-Republican		Elisha Potter Federalist		Total votes
County^[4]	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Bristol	261	55.3%	211	44.7%	472
Kent	601	49.3%	617	50.7%	1,218
Newport	774	38.5%	1,228	61.5%	2,002
Providence	2,108	70.9%	866	29.1%	2,974
Washington	765	44.0%	973	56.0%	1,738
Totals	4,509	53.7%	3,895	46.3%	8,404

1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election