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Nehemiah Rice Knight
Governor
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Whig Party
On the ballot
1816–1835
4-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Knight23,656
Opponents18,920
7
Elections run

Election history

YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1835GovernorRhode IslandLost3,77449.28%John Brown Francis
1834GovernorRhode IslandLost3,52048.88%John Brown Francis
1820GovernorRhode IslandWon1,981100%
1819GovernorRhode IslandWon2,664100%
1818GovernorRhode IslandWon4,50953.6%Elisha Reynolds Potter
1817GovernorRhode IslandWon3,94950.34%William Jones
1816GovernorRhode IslandLost3,25947.51%William Jones