1814 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1814 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Taylor Gilman William Plumer Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 19,675 18,794 Percentage 51.05% 48.76%

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

Governor before election John Taylor Gilman Federalist Elected Governor John Taylor Gilman Federalist

The 1814 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1814.

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman defeated Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

• John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, incumbent Governor
• William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former Governor

Results

1814 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman (incumbent)	19,675	51.05%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	18,794	48.76%
	Scattering		73	0.19%
Majority			881	2.29%
Turnout			38,542
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Gilman's total as 19,695. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "NH Governor, 1814". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
3. "Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1814". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: George Hough: 9. 1814.
4. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
5. 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.
6. Farmer, James (1772). 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.