Rhode Island 1816 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1816 Governor
Date:
1816
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
William Jones, Nehemiah Knight, scattering
Candidates: William Jones[1]Nehemiah Knightscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: 3591325910
Bristol County224234-
Town of Barrington4416-
Town of Bristol104127-
Town of Warren7691-
Kent County6063831
Town of Coventry196155-
Town of East Greenwich11140-
Town of Warwick186123-
Town of West Greenwich113651
Newport County6326062
Town of Jamestown1910-
Town of Little Compton10091-
Town of Middletown2965-
Town of New Shoreham592-
Town of Newport271237-
Town of Portsmouth10464-
Town of Tiverton501372
Providence County145115736
Town of Burrillville44149-
Town of Cranston85128-
Town of Cumberland132119-
Town of Foster195192-
Town of Glocester802031
Town of Johnston36151-
Town of North Providence8855-
Town of Providence5671653
Town of Scituate1032142
Town of Smithfield121197-
Washington County6784631
Town of Charlestown6342-
Town of Exeter6987-
Town of Hopkinton10633-
Town of North Kingstown126162-
Town of Richmond7141-
Town of South Kingstown180661
Town of Westerly6332-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

References:

Reports of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Vol. 7. 99-100.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 4, 1816.
Rhode-Island Republican (Newport, RI). May 7, 1816.
Rhode-Island Republican (Newport, RI). May 8, 1816.
Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI). May 11, 1816.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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