1811 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1811 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Langdon Jeremiah Smith Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 17,552 14,477 Percentage 54.69% 45.11%

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

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

The 1811 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1811. ^[1]

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon defeated Federalist nominee Jeremiah Smith in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

• John Langdon, Democratic-Republican, former Governor
• Jeremiah Smith, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results

1811 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon (incumbent)	17,552	54.69%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Smith	14,477	45.11%
	Scattering		65	0.20%
Majority			3,075	9.58%
Turnout			32,094
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Langdon's total as 17,554, ^{[6] [7] [8]} while others give it as 17,522. ^{[9] [10]} The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

1. "New Hampshire election". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. March 28, 1811. p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
2. "NH Governor, 1811". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
4. "New Hampshire 1811 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
5. Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1811. Concord: I. & W.R. Hill. 1811. p. 10.
6. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
10. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.