1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Plumer John Taylor Gilman Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Electoral vote 104 82 Popular vote 15,492 15,613 Percentage 48.44% 48.82%

County results Plumer:     50–60%     60–70% Gilman:     50–60%

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

The 1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1812. ^[1]

Incumbent Governor John Langdon did not run for re-election. ^[2]

Democratic-Republican candidate William Plumer defeated Federalist candidate and Former Governor of New Hampshire John Taylor Gilman.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Plumer was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

• John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, former Governor
• William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former U.S. Senator, former President of the New Hampshire Senate

Results

1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman	15,613	48.82%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	15,492	48.44%
	Scattering		877	2.74%
Majority			121	0.38%
Turnout			31,982

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the New Hampshire General Court was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Gilman and Plumer. The legislative election was held on June 4, 1812. ^[5]

Legislative election ^{[6] [8] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	104	55.91%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman	82	44.09%
Turnout			186
	Democratic-Republican hold

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different votes for Gilman. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. ^{[9] [10]}

References

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2. "Governor Langdon". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. February 20, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. 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.
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, 1812. Concord: I. & W.R. Hill. 1812. p. 10.
6. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
7. 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. 152.
8. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
9. "NH Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
10. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
11. "New Hampshire 1812 Governor, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
12. "On the 3d inst". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. June 15, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.