1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Nehemiah R. Knight William Jones
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 3,949 3,878
Percentage 50.34% 49.51%

County results
Knight:      50–60%
Jones:      50–60%

Governor before election

William Jones
Federalist

Elected Governor

Nehemiah R. Knight
Democratic-Republican

The 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1817.[1][2][3]

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones ran for election to a seventh term but was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.

  1. ^ "Republican Fellow-Citizens of the County of Newport". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 12, 1817. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rhode-Island". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 22, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Triumph of Republicanism!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 23, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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