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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] County results [ edit ] 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
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