| Election Name: | 1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1819 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1819 |
| Next Election: | 1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1821 |
| Election Date: | April 19, 1820[1] [2] |
| Nominee1: | Nehemiah Rice Knight |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,981 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Nehemiah Rice Knight |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Nehemiah Rice Knight |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 19, 1820 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Nehemiah Rice Knight, the incumbent governor and Democratic-Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.
| Nehemiah KnightDemocratic-Republican | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Bristol | 75 | 100% | 75 | |
| Kent | 408 | 100% | 408 | |
| Newport | 251 | 100% | 251 | |
| Providence | 850 | 100% | 850 | |
| Washington | 397 | 100% | 397 | |
| Totals | 1,981 | 100% | 1,981 |