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1818 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1818 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Nehemiah Rice Knight won the 1818 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Nehemiah Rice Knight received 4,509 popular votes (53.6%). The main challenger was Elisha Reynolds Potter (46.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Knight and Potter

Knight +7.3 pts · won by 614 votes
Nehemiah Rice KnightDemocraticWINNER53.6%
4,509 votes
Elisha Reynolds PotterFederalist Party46.3%
3,895 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.