1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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

April 19, 1815


Nominee	William Jones	Peleg Arnold
Party	Federalist	Democratic-Republican
Popular vote	3,372	2,588
Percentage	56.31%	43.22%

Governor before election

William Jones
Federalist

Elected Governor

William Jones
Federalist

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

General election

Candidates

Peleg Arnold, Democratic-Republican, former Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
William Jones, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results

1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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

References

"Fellow-Citizens". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 19, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
"Rhode-Island Election". Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. Alexandra, Va. April 29, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
"RI Governor, 1815". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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.
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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.
Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 98.
"Rhode Island 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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