1787 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1787 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1786 13 March 1787 1788  
  Major General John Sullivan.jpg John langdon.jpg
Nominee John Sullivan John Langdon
Party Federalist Anti-Federalist
Popular vote3,6424,034
Percentage39.65%43.92%

  Josiah Bartlett (NYPL b12349193-419985) (cropped).tif Samuel Livermore (cropped).jpg
Nominee Josiah Bartlett Samuel Livermore
Party Anti-Federalist Federalist
Popular vote628603
Percentage6.84%6.57%

President before election

John Sullivan
Federalist

Elected President

John Sullivan
Federalist

The 1787 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 13 March 1787 in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Incumbent Federalist President John Sullivan defeated Anti-Federalist candidate and former President John Langdon, 1785 President Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett and Federalist judge Samuel Livermore. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Sullivan was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite having come in second in the popular vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 13 March 1787, Anti-Federalist candidate and former President John Langdon won the popular vote by a margin of 392 votes against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate and incumbent President John Sullivan. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Sullivan as the winner instead of Langdon. Sullivan thereby held Federalist control over the office of President and was sworn in for his second term on 6 June 1787. [2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1787
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist John Sullivan (incumbent) 3,642 39.65
Anti-Federalist John Langdon 4,03443.92
Anti-Federalist Josiah Bartlett 6286.84
Federalist Samuel Livermore 6036.57
Scattering2783.02
Total votes9,185 100.00
Federalist hold

References

  1. "John Sullivan". National Governors Association . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved February 29, 2024.