1788 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1788 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Langdon John Sullivan Party Anti-Federalist Federalist Popular vote 4,421 3,664 Percentage 50.02% 41.46%

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

The 1788 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1788, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Incumbent Federalist President John Sullivan was defeated in his re-election bid by Anti-Federalist candidate and former President John Langdon, who had initially finished first in the popular vote during the previous President election. ^[1]

General election

On election day, March 11, 1788, Anti-Federalist candidate and former President John Langdon won the election by a margin of 757 votes against incumbent Federalist President John Sullivan, thereby gaining Anti-Federalist control over the office of President. Langdon was sworn in for his second term on June 6, 1788. ^[2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1788

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Anti-Federalist	John Langdon	4,421	50.02
	Federalist	John Sullivan (incumbent)	3,664	41.46
		Scattering	753	8.52
Total votes			7,079	100.00
	Anti-Federalist gain from Federalist

References

1. "John Langdon". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-02-29.
2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 20, 2012. Retrieved 2024-02-29.