1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1797 March 13, 1798 1799  
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Nominee John Taylor Gilman Oliver PeabodyTimothy Walker
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote9,3971,189734
Percentage77.32%9.78%6.04%

Governor before election

John Taylor Gilman
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Taylor Gilman
Federalist

The 1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 13, 1798. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a fifth term, easily defeating various minor candidates.

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Results

1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Federalist John Taylor Gilman (incumbent) 9,397 77.32%
Democratic-Republican Oliver Peabody [lower-alpha 1] 1,1899.78%
Democratic-Republican Timothy Walker7346.04%
Democratic-Republican John Langdon 3643.00%
Federalist Simeon Olcott [lower-alpha 2] 1461.20%
Scattering3232.66%
Majority8,20867.54%
Turnout 12,153100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

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References

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Notes

  1. Glashan and A New Nation Votes describe Peabody as a Federalist.
  2. A New Nation Votes describes Olcott as a Republican. However, he later served as a Federalist Senator and is described in one source as a "staunch Federalist". [9]