1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1818 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Country:	Rhode Island
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1817
Next Election:	1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1819
Election Date:	April 15, 1818^[1]
Nominee1:	Nehemiah Rice Knight
Party1:	Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote1:	4,509
Percentage1:	53.60%
Nominee2:	Elisha Reynolds Potter
Party2:	Federalist Party
Popular Vote2:	3,895
Percentage2:	46.30%
Governor
Before Election:	Nehemiah Rice Knight
Before Party:	Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:	Nehemiah Rice Knight
After Party:	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.^[2]
• Elisha R. Potter, member of the US House of Representatives for Rhode Island 1809-1815.^[3]

County results

County! colspan="2" scope="col"

Nehamiah KnightDemocratic-Republican	Elisha PotterFederalist		Total votes
	%			%
align="center"	Bristol	align="center"	261	align="center"	55.3%	align="center"	211	align="center"	44.7%	align="center"	472
align="center"	Kent	align="center"	601	align="center"	49.3%	align="center"	617	align="center"	50.7%	align="center"	1,218
align="center"	Newport	align="center"	774	align="center"	38.5%	align="center"	1,228	align="center"	61.5%	align="center"	2,002
align="center"	Providence	align="center"	2,108	align="center"	70.9%	align="center"	866	align="center"	29.1%	align="center"	2,974
align="center"	Washington	align="center"	765	align="center"	44.0%	align="center"	973	align="center"	56.0%	align="center"	1,738
Totals	4,509	53.7%	3,895	46.3%	8,404

Notes and References

1. News: . April 22, 1818 . Rhode-Island Election . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. . 2 . 24 October 2021 .
2. Web site: KNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice . June 2, 2022 . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
3. Web site: November 22, 2011 . Guide to the Elisha Reynolds Potter, Sr. Papers . June 2, 2022 . Rhode Island Historical Society.