1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jeremiah Smith John Langdon Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 15,610 15,241 Percentage 50.38% 49.19%

County results Smith:     60–70% Langdon:     50-60%

Governor before election John Langdon Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jeremiah Smith Federalist

The 1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1809. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon was defeated for re-election by Federalist candidate, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature Jeremiah Smith.

General election

Candidates

• John Langdon, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
• Jeremiah Smith, Federalist, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature

Results

1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Smith	15,610 [lower-alpha 1]	50.38%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon (incumbent)	15,241	49.19%
	Scattering		132	0.43%
Majority			369	1.19%
Turnout			30,983	100.00%
	Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican		Swing

References

1. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
2. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
3. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 380. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
4. "New Hampshire 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved June 1, 2021.
5. Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
6. 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.
7. Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session, holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1809. Concord: George Hough. August 1809. p. 11.
8. "New Hampshire Election". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. July 7, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
9. "NH Governor, 1809". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
10. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 149. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.

Notes

1. OurCampigns and Dubin record the result as Smith 15,823, Langdon 15,504. This appears to be the result of double-counting the vote in Coös County. ^{[9] [10]}