1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 1, 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.

1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

April 1, 1818

Nominee Nehemiah Rice Knight Elisha Reynolds Potter Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 4,509 3,895 Percentage 53.60% 46.30%

Governor before election Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican

General election

Candidates

• Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent Governor since 1817.[1]
• Elisha R. Potter, member of the US House of Representatives for Rhode Island 1809-1815.[2]

Results

1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Nehemiah Rice Knight	4,509	53.60%
	Federalist	Elisha Reynolds Potter	3,895	46.30%
	Independent	Write-in candidates	8	0.10%
Majority			614	7.30%
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Knight, Nehemiah R." Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. "Potter, Elisha R." Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
3. "RI Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 July 2020.