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 County results Francis: 60–70% Knight: 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1834 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1834.[1][2]
IncumbentDemocraticgovernorJohn Brown Francis won re-election to a second term, defeatingWhig nomineeNehemiah R. Knight.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Brown Francis (incumbent) | 3,676 | 51.04% | ||
| Whig | Nehemiah R. Knight | 3,520 | 48.88% | ||
| Scattering | 6 | 0.08% | |||
| Majority | 156 | 2.16% | |||
| Turnout | 7,202 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
