1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Nehemiah R. Knight, Democratic, clerk of the circuit court, collector of customs^[4]
William Jones, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results[]

1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Nehemiah R. Knight	3,949	50.42%
	Federalist	William Jones	3,878	49.51%
	Scattering		5	0.06%
Majority			71	0.91%
Turnout			7,832
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist		Swing

References[]

^ "Republican Fellow-Citizens of the County of Newport". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 12, 1817. p. 2. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Rhode-Island". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 22, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Triumph of Republicanism!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 23, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Knight, Nehemiah Rice (1780 – 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "RI Governor, 1817". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 509. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 98.
^ "Rhode Island 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Votes for Governor". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 14, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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[1] "Republican Fellow-Citizens of the County of Newport". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 12, 1817. p. 2. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[2] "Rhode-Island". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 22, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[3] "Triumph of Republicanism!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 23, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[4] "Knight, Nehemiah Rice (1780 – 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[5] "RI Governor, 1817". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[6] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[7] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

[8] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[9] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 509. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

[10] Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 98.

[11] "Rhode Island 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[12] "Votes for Governor". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 14, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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