1816 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1816 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1816.
Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman did not run for re-election.[1][2]
Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer defeated Federalist nominee James Sheafe.
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former Governor
- James Sheafe, Federalist, former U.S. Senator
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | William Plumer | 20,338 | 52.95% | ||
| Federalist | James Sheafe | 17,994 | 46.85% | ||
| Scattering | 75 | 0.20% | |||
| Majority | 2,344 | 6.10% | |||
| Turnout | 38,407 | ||||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "A Caucus of Federal Republican Delegates". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. December 19, 1815. p. 2. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "The editor of the Portsmouth Oracle". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. December 20, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1816". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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, 1816". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: Isaac Hill: 9. 1816.
- ^ Farmer, James (1772). 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.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
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