1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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

1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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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

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]}

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

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