1818 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1818 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Plumer Jeremiah Mason William Hale Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Federalist Popular vote 18,674 6,850 5,019 Percentage 59.35% 21.77% 15.95%

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

The 1818 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1818. ^[1]

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

General election

Candidates

• William Hale, Federalist, former U.S. Representative
• Jeremiah Mason, Federalist, former U.S. Senator
• William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor

Results

1818 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer (incumbent)	18,674	59.35%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Mason	6,850	21.77%
	Federalist	William Hale	5,019	15.95%
	Scattering		922	2.93%
Majority			11,824	37.58%
Turnout			31,465
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Portland gazette and Maine advertiser". The Elections. Portland, Me. March 17, 1818. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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. 381. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
4. 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, 1818. Concord: Isaac Hill. 1818. p. 9.
5. Farmer, James. 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. 152.
7. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
8. "NH Governor, 1818". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
9. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.