| Election Name: | 1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1820 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1820 |
| Next Election: | 1822 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1822 |
| Election Date: | April 18, 1821[1] [2] |
| Nominee1: | William C. Gibbs |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,790 |
| Percentage1: | 56.97% |
| Nominee2: | Samuel W. Bridgham |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,801 |
| Percentage2: | 42.10% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Nehemiah Rice Knight |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | William C. Gibbs |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 18, 1821 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. William C. Gibbs, the Democratic-Republican nominee, beat Samuel W. Bridgham, the Federalist candidate, with 56.97% of the vote.
| William GibbsDemocratic-Republican | Samuel BridghamFederalist | Write-insVarious | Total votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Bristol | 184 | 50.0% | 184 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 368 | ||||||||
| align="center" | Kent | align="center" | 426 | align="center" | 47.9% | align="center" | 463 | align="center" | 52.1% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0.0% | align="center" | 889 |
| align="center" | Newport | align="center" | 1,021 | align="center" | 81.5% | align="center" | 231 | align="center" | 18.5% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0.0% | align="center" | 1,252 |
| align="center" | Providence | align="center" | 1,459 | align="center" | 54.2% | align="center" | 1,234 | align="center" | 45.8% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0.0% | align="center" | 2,693 |
| align="center" | Washington | align="center" | 700 | align="center" | 50.4% | align="center" | 689 | align="center" | 49.6% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0.0% | align="center" | 1,389 |
| Totals | 3,790 | 56.9% | 2,801 | 42.2% | 62 | 0.9% | 6,653 | ||||||||