1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election United States 1818 Presidential no 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1817 1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1819 April 15, 1818 April 22, 1818 Rhode-Island Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025561/1818-04-22/ed-1/seq-2/ The Rhode-Island Republican Newport, R.I. 2 24 October 2021 x150px Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican Party 4,509 53.60% x150px Elisha Reynolds Potter Federalist Party 3,895 46.30% 1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsKnight: #73D873 50–60% #30A630 70–80%Potter: #DFC27D 50–60% #BF812D 60–70% Governor Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican Party Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican Party 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 Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent governor since 1817.KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000287 June 2, 2022 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Elisha R. Potter, member of the US House of Representatives for Rhode Island 1809–1815.November 22, 2011 Guide to the Elisha Reynolds Potter, Sr. Papers https://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss629-2.htm June 2, 2022 Rhode Island Historical Society Results 1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 232January 11, 2012 Rhode Island 1818 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2r36tz867 June 2, 2022 A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 Tufts Digital Collections and Archives Democratic-Republican Party Nehemiah Rice Knight (incumbent) 4,509 53.7% Federalist Party Elisha Reynolds Potter 3,895 46.3% 614 7.3% Democratic-Republican Party County results +County resultsCountyNehamiah Knight Democratic-RepublicanElisha Potter FederalistTotal votes#%#%Bristol26155.3%21144.7%472Kent60149.3%61750.7%1,218Newport77438.5%1,22861.5%2,002Providence2,10870.9%86629.1%2,974Washington76544.0%97356.0%1,738Totals4,50953.7%3,89546.3%8,404 References Rhode Island Politics Category:Rhode Island gubernatorial elections Category:1818 Rhode Island elections Rhode Island Category:April 1818