1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Country:	Rhode Island
Flag Year:	1795
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1814 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1814
Next Election:	1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1816
Election Date:	April 19, 1815
Nominee1:	William Jones
Party1:	Federalist Party
Popular Vote1:	3,372
Percentage1:	56.31%
Nominee2:	Peleg Arnold
Party2:	Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote2:	2,588
Percentage2:	43.22%
Governor
Before Election:	William Jones
Before Party:	Federalist Party
After Election:	William Jones
After Party:	Federalist Party

The 1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1815.^{[1] [2]}

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Peleg Arnold.

General election

Candidates

• Peleg Arnold, Democratic-Republican, former Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• William Jones, Federalist, incumbent Governor

County results

County^[3] ! colspan="2" scope="col"

William JonesFederalist	Peleg ArnoldDemocratic-Republican		ScatteringVarious		Total votes
	%		%			%
align="center"	Bristol	align="center"	215	align="center"	50.35%	align="center"	209	align="center"	48.95%	align="center"	1	align="center"	0.7%	align="center"	427
align="center"	Kent	align="center"	554	align="center"	64.64%	align="center"	301	align="center"	35.12%	align="center"	2	align="center"	0.24%	align="center"	857
align="center"	Newport	align="center"	619	align="center"	56.53%	align="center"	464	align="center"	42.37%	align="center"	12	align="center"	1.10%	align="center"	1,095
align="center"	Providence	align="center"	1,384	align="center"	52.70%	align="center"	1,232	align="center"	46.92%	align="center"	10	align="center"	0.38%	align="center"	2,626
align="center"	Washington	align="center"	600	align="center"	60.91%	align="center"	382	align="center"	38.78%	align="center"	3	align="center"	0.31%	align="center"	985
Totals	3,372	56.6%	2,588	43.2%	28	0.2%	5,960

Notes and References

1. News: . April 19, 1815 . Fellow-Citizens . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. . 3 . 30 October 2021 .
2. News: . April 29, 1815 . Rhode-Island Election . Alexandria gazette, commercial and political . Alexandra, Va. . 3 . 30 October 2021 .
3. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1815 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 30 October 2021 .