1806 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire

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New Hampshire elected its members August 25, 1806.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates [lower-alpha 1]
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket
Silas Betton Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Jedediah K. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 12.2%
Clement Storer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1%
Peter Carleton (Democratic-Republican) 12.1%
Francis Gardner (Democratic-Republican) 12.0%
Daniel M. Durell (Democratic-Republican) 10.9%
Samuel Tenney (Federalist) 7.8%
Caleb Ellis (Federalist) 7.7%
David Hough (Federalist) 7.6%
Thomas W. Thompson (Federalist) 6.0%
Silas Betton (Federalist) 6.0%
John Wheeler (Federalist) 2.0%
Timothy Farrar (Federalist) 1.7%
Others 2.0%
Thomas W. Thompson Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Samuel Tenney Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
David Hough Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Caleb Ellis Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

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Notes

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed


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