Rhode Island gubernatorial elections
1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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.
General election
Candidates
Results
County results
County results
County[4]
Nehamiah Knight
Democratic-Republican
Elisha Potter
Federalist
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
References
^ "Rhode-Island Election" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. April 22, 1818. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ "KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved June 2, 2022 .
^ "Guide to the Elisha Reynolds Potter, Sr. Papers" . Rhode Island Historical Society . November 22, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2022 .
^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 232. ISBN 9780786414390 .
^ "Rhode Island 1818 Governor" . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 . Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2022 .