Rhode Island 1799 Lieutenant Governor
- Office:
- Lieutenant Governor (State)
- Title:
- Lieutenant Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Rhode Island 1799 Lieutenant Governor
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- Rhode Island
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
- Candidates:
- George Brown, Samuel J. Potter
Candidates: | George Brown[1] | Samuel J. Potter |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican |
Final Result: | 1669 | 1584 |
Bristol County | 33 | 3 |
Town of Barrington | 28 | 3 |
Town of Bristol | 5 | - |
Town of Warren[2] | - | - |
Kent County | 155 | 247 |
Town of Coventry | 56 | 66 |
Town of East Greenwich | 49 | 30 |
Town of Warwick | 39 | 70 |
Town of West Greenwich | 11 | 81 |
Newport County | 113 | 375 |
Town of Jamestown | 15 | 17 |
Town of Little Compton | 16 | 26 |
Town of Middletown | 16 | 38 |
Town of Newport[3][4] | 62 | 123 |
Town of New Shoreham | - | 68 |
Town of Portsmouth | 4 | 54 |
Town of Tiverton | - | 49 |
Providence County | 927 | 551 |
Town of Cranston | 19 | 51 |
Town of Cumberland | 112 | - |
Town of Foster | 55 | 126 |
Town of Glocester | 106 | 69 |
Town of Johnston | 41 | 58 |
Town of North Providence | 50 | 5 |
Town of Providence | 464 | 37 |
Town of Scituate | 12 | 130 |
Town of Smithfield | 68 | 75 |
Washington County | 441 | 408 |
Town of Charlestown | 10 | 85 |
Town of Exeter | 72 | 49 |
Town of Hopkinton | 59 | 51 |
Town of North Kingstown | 91 | 27 |
Town of Richmond | 45 | 34 |
Town of South Kingstown | 154 | 67 |
Town of Westerly | 10 | 95 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"No proxy for General Officers were brought in, after proclamation being made and a sufficient time allowed for that purpose." Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
[3]The Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI) lists 220 votes for Samuel J. Potter and 61 for George Brown.
[4]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) lists 124 votes for Samuel J. Potter.
References:
Reports of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Vol. 5. 138.
Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). April 23, 1799.
Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI). April 27, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 7, 1799.
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