1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1823 9 March 1824 1825  
  David Lawrence Morril.jpg Levi Woodbury SecNavy.jpg JeremiahsmithNH.jpg
Nominee David L. Morril Levi Woodbury Jeremiah Smith
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote14,98511,7413,300
Percentage49.19%38.54%10.83%

1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Morril:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Woodbury:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Levi Woodbury
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

David L. Morril
Democratic-Republican

The 1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1824 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Former Democratic-Republican United States senator from New Hampshire David L. Morril defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Levi Woodbury and former Federalist governor Jeremiah Smith. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Morril was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution. [1]

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General election

On election day, 9 March 1824, Democratic-Republican candidate David L. Morril won the popular vote by a margin of 3,244 votes against his foremost opponent and incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Levi Woodbury. But since no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Morril as the winner, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Morril was sworn in as the 10th governor of New Hampshire on 2 June 1824. [2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1824
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican David L. Morril 14,985 49.19
Democratic-Republican Levi Woodbury (incumbent)11,74138.54
Federalist Jeremiah Smith 3,30010.83
Scattering4381.44
Total votes30,464 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "David L. Morril". National Governors Association . Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 2, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2024.