1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
April 16, 1817
 
Nominee Nehemiah R. Knight William Jones
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 3,949 3,878
Percentage 50.34% 49.51%
County results
Knight:      50–60%
Jones:      50–60%
Governor before election

William Jones
Federalist

 Elected Governor

Nehemiah R. Knight
Democratic-Republican

The 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1817.

Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones ran for election to a seventh term but was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.

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