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Elections in Rhode Island |
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The 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1816. [1]
Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | William Jones | 3,591 | 52.35% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Nehemiah R. Knight | 3,878 | 47.51% | ||
Write-in | 10 | 0.15% | |||
Majority | 332 | 4.84% | |||
Turnout | 6,860 | ||||
Federalist hold | Swing |
County [8] | William Jones
Federalist |
Nehemiah Knight
Democratic-Republican |
Write-in
Various |
Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Bristol | 224 | 48.9% | 234 | 51.1% | 0 | - | 458 |
Kent | 606 | 61.2% | 383 | 38.8% | 1 | - | 990 |
Newport | 632 | 51.1% | 606 | 48.9% | 2 | - | 1240 |
Providence | 1451 | 48.1% | 1573 | 51.9% | 6 | - | 3,030 |
Washington | 678 | 59.1% | 463 | 40.9% | 1 | - | 1,142 |
Totals | 3,591 | 52.4% | 3,259 | 3,259 | 10 | - | 6,860 |
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Elections in Rhode Island |
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The 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1816. [1]
Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | William Jones | 3,591 | 52.35% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Nehemiah R. Knight | 3,878 | 47.51% | ||
Write-in | 10 | 0.15% | |||
Majority | 332 | 4.84% | |||
Turnout | 6,860 | ||||
Federalist hold | Swing |
County [8] | William Jones
Federalist |
Nehemiah Knight
Democratic-Republican |
Write-in
Various |
Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Bristol | 224 | 48.9% | 234 | 51.1% | 0 | - | 458 |
Kent | 606 | 61.2% | 383 | 38.8% | 1 | - | 990 |
Newport | 632 | 51.1% | 606 | 48.9% | 2 | - | 1240 |
Providence | 1451 | 48.1% | 1573 | 51.9% | 6 | - | 3,030 |
Washington | 678 | 59.1% | 463 | 40.9% | 1 | - | 1,142 |
Totals | 3,591 | 52.4% | 3,259 | 3,259 | 10 | - | 6,860 |