1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

April 18, 1821[1][2]

Nominee William C. Gibbs Samuel W. Bridgham Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 3,790 2,801 Percentage 56.97% 42.10%

County results Municipality results Gibbs:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      90–100% Bridgham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%

Governor before election Nehemiah Rice Knight Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William C. Gibbs Democratic-Republican

The 1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an election held on April 18, 1821 to elect the governor of Rhode Island. William C. Gibbs, the Democratic-Republican nominee, beat Samuel W. Bridgham, the Federalist candidate, with 56.97% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• William C. Gibbs, member of the Rhode Island General Assembly 1816-1820.
• Samuel W. Bridgham, Attorney General of Rhode Island 1814-1817.

Results

1821 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	William C. Gibbs	3,790	56.97%
	Federalist	Samuel W. Bridgham	2,801	42.10%
	Independent	Write-in candidates	62	0.93%
Majority			989	14.87%
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

County results

County results

County[3]	William Gibbs Democratic-Republican		Samuel Bridgham Federalist		Write-ins Various		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bristol	184	50.0%	184	50.0%	0	0.0%	368
Kent	426	47.9%	463	52.1%	0	0.0%	889
Newport	1,021	81.5%	231	18.5%	0	0.0%	1,252
Providence	1,459	54.2%	1,234	45.8%	0	0.0%	2,693
Washington	700	50.4%	689	49.6%	0	0.0%	1,389
Totals	3,790	56.9%	2,801	42.2%	62[a]	0.9%	6,653

References

1. "On Wednesday Next". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 11, 1821. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
2. "April Election". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1821. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
3. "Rhode Island 1819 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 232. ISBN 9780786414390.

Notes

1. Tufts 2012 records 62 write-in votes, but does not record which counties those votes were associated with.