1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1806 United States gubernatorial elections.

1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Langdon Timothy Farrar John Taylor Gilman Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Federalist Popular vote 15,277 1,720 1,553 Percentage 74.26% 8.36% 7.55%

Governor before election John Langdon Democratic-Republican Elected Governor John Langdon Democratic-Republican

The 1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1806.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon won re-election to a second term.

General election

Major candidates

• John Langdon, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor

Minor candidates

The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes. ^[1]

• Timothy Farrar, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Hillsborough County, former justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature ^{[2] [3]}
• John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, former Governor
• Oliver Peabody, Federalist, former President of the New Hampshire Senate ^[4]
• Jeremiah Smith, Federalist, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature

Results

1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon (incumbent)	15,277	74.26%
	Federalist	Timothy Farrar	1,720	8.36%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman	1,553	7.55%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Smith	902	4.38%
	Federalist	Oliver Peabody	866	4.21%
	Scattering		255	1.24%
Majority			13,557	65.90%
Turnout			20,573
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. ^{[11] [12]}

References

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2. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, for the Year 1849. Vol. III. Boston: Samuel G. Drake. 1849. p. 289.
3. Clary, Timothy Farrar (1847). Honorable Old Age. A Discourse Occasioned by the Centennial Anniversary of Hon. Timothy Farrar, LL. D. Delivered at Hollis, N. H., July 11, 1847. Andover: William H. Wardwell. p. 28.
4. Opal, J. M. (Winter 2000). "The Politics of "Industry": Federalism in Concord and Exeter, New Hampshire, 1790-1805". Journal of the Early Republic. University of Pennsylvania Press. 20 (4): 637–671. doi:10.2307/3125010. JSTOR   3125010 . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
6. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 379. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
7. A Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Hopkinton, on the first Wednesday of June, 1806. Portsmouth: Peirce & Gardner, Printers to the State. 1807. p. 7.
8. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
9. Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 151.
10. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
11. "NH Governor, 1806". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
12. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.