1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee George Atkinson John Langdon Party Nonpartisan Anti-Federalist Popular vote 2,755 2,497 Percentage 38.92% 35.27%   Nominee John Sullivan Josiah Bartlett Party Federalist Anti-Federalist Popular vote 777 720 Percentage 10.98% 10.17%

President before election Meshech Weare Nonpartisan Elected President John Langdon Anti-Federalist

The 1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 8 March 1785 in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Candidates consisted of John Langdon, George Atkinson, John Sullivan and Josiah Bartlett. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Langdon was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite having come in second in the popular vote. ^[1]

General election

On election day, 8 March 1785, candidate George Atkinson won the popular vote by a margin of 258 votes against his foremost opponent John Langdon. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Langdon as the winner instead of Atkinson. Langdon was sworn in as the 2nd President of New Hampshire on 6 June 1785. ^[2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1785

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Anti-Federalist	John Langdon	2,497	35.27
	Nonpartisan	George Atkinson	2,755	38.92
	Federalist	John Sullivan	777	10.98
	Anti-Federalist	Josiah Bartlett	720	10.17
		Scattering	330	4.66
Total votes			7,079	100.00
	Anti-Federalist gain from Nonpartisan

References

1. "John Langdon". National Governors Association . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2024.