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1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1814 April 19, 1815 1816 →
 
Nominee William Jones Peleg Arnold
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 3,372 2,588
Percentage 56.31% 43.22%

County results
Jones:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

William Jones
Federalist

Elected Governor

William Jones
Federalist

The 1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1815.[1][2]

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Peleg Arnold.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist William Jones 3,372 56.31%
Democratic-Republican Peleg Arnold 2,588 43.22%
Scattering 28 0.47%
Majority 784 13.09%
Turnout 5,988
Federalist hold Swing

County results

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County results
County[8] William Jones

Federalist

Peleg Arnold

Democratic-Republican

Scattering

Various

Total votes
# % # % # %
Bristol 215 50.35% 209 48.95% 1 0.7% 427
Kent 554 64.64% 301 35.12% 2 0.24% 857
Newport 619 56.53% 464 42.37% 12 1.10% 1,095
Providence 1,384 52.70% 1,232 46.92% 10 0.38% 2,626
Washington 600 60.91% 382 38.78% 3 0.31% 985
Totals 3,372 56.6% 2,588 43.2% 28 0.2% 5,960

References

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  1. ^ "Fellow-Citizens". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 19, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rhode-Island Election". Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. Alexandra, Va. April 29, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  5. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 509. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  6. ^ Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 98.
  7. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved October 30, 2021.