1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

←  1785 March 14, 1786 1787  →

Nominee John Sullivan John Langdon Party Federalist Anti-Federalist Popular vote 4,309 3,600 Percentage 50.30% 42.02%

President before election John Langdon Anti-Federalist Elected President John Sullivan Federalist

The 1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1786, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Incumbent Anti-Federalist President John Langdon was defeated in his re-election bid by Federalist candidate John Sullivan, who had initially finished third during the previous President election. ^[1]

General election

On election day, March 14, 1786, Federalist candidate John Sullivan won the election by a margin of 709 votes against incumbent Anti-Federalist President John Langdon, thereby gaining Federalist control over the office of President. Sullivan was sworn in as the 3rd President of New Hampshire on June 6, 1786. ^[2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1786

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	John Sullivan	4,309	50.30
	Anti-Federalist	John Langdon (incumbent)	3,600	42.02
		Scattering	658	7.68
Total votes			7,079	100.00
	Federalist gain from Anti-Federalist

References

1. "John Langdon". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-01-24.
2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved 2024-01-24.