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1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1812.[1]

1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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Nominee William Plumer John Taylor Gilman
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Electoral vote 104 82
Popular vote 15,492 15,613
Percentage 48.44% 48.82%
County results
Plumer:      50–60%      60–70%
Gilman:      50–60%
Governor before election

John Langdon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William Plumer
Democratic-Republican

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

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Candidates

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Results

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1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7][8][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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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]

Legislative election[6][8][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican William Plumer 104 55.91%
Federalist John Taylor Gilman 82 44.09%
Turnout 186
Democratic-Republican hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give slightly different votes for Gilman. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "New-Hampshire Election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. March 16, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Governor Langdon". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. February 20, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
  9. ^ "NH Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "On the 3d inst". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. June 15, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.


   

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