1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1816 March 11, 1817 1818  
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Nominee William Plumer James Sheafe Jeremiah Mason
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Federalist
Popular vote19,08812,0293,607
Percentage53.96%34.00%10.20%

1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Plumer:     50–60%     60–70%
Sheafe:     50–60%
Mason:     40–50%

Governor before election

William Plumer
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William Plumer
Democratic-Republican

The 1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1817.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor William Plumer defeated Federalist nominees James Sheafe and Jeremiah Mason.

General election

Major candidates

Minor candidates

The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes. [1]

Results

1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican William Plumer (incumbent) 19,088 53.96%
Federalist James Sheafe 12,02934.00%
Federalist Jeremiah Mason 3,60710.20%
Democratic-Republican Josiah Bartlett Jr. 5391.52%
Scattering1120.32%
Majority7,05919.95%
Turnout 35,375
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. Some sources give slightly different votes for Bartlett and Mason. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. [9]

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References

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  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. 381. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
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  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.
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