1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1812.[1]
Incumbent Governor John Langdon did not run for re-election.[2]
Democratic-Republican candidate William Plumer defeated Federalist candidate and Former Governor of New Hampshire John Taylor Gilman.
Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Plumer was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, former Governor
- William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former U.S. Senator, former President of the New Hampshire Senate
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | John Taylor Gilman | 15,613 | 48.82% | ||
Democratic-Republican | William Plumer | 15,492 | 48.44% | ||
Scattering | 877 | 2.74% | |||
Majority | 121 | 0.38% | |||
Turnout | 31,982 |
Legislative election
[edit]As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the New Hampshire General Court was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Gilman and Plumer. The legislative election was held on June 4, 1812.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican | William Plumer | 104 | 55.91% | |
Federalist | John Taylor Gilman | 82 | 44.09% | |
Turnout | 186 | |||
Democratic-Republican hold |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New-Hampshire Election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. March 16, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Governor Langdon". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. February 20, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ a b Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1812. Concord: I. & W.R. Hill. 1812. p. 10.
- ^ a b Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
- ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 152.
- ^ a b Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ "New Hampshire 1812 Governor, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "On the 3d inst". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. June 15, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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