1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin Pierce David L. Morril Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian Popular vote 23,695 2,529 Percentage 86.44% 9.23%

Governor before election David L. Morril Anti-Jacksonian Elected Governor Benjamin Pierce Jacksonian

The 1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1827. ^[1]

Incumbent Adams Governor David L. Morril did not stand for re-election, although he won a number of scattering votes.

Jackson nominee Benjamin Pierce was elected without serious opposition.

Democratic-Republican nomination

The Democratic-Republican members of the New Hampshire Legislature met in caucus in summer 1826 at Concord and chose Benjamin Pierce over Matthew Harvey, E. Bartlett, and incumbent Governor Morril. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

General election

Candidates

• David L. Morril, "Adams", incumbent Governor
• Benjamin Pierce, "Jackson", sheriff of Hillsborough County

Party labels were in flux following the splitting of the Democratic-Republican Party into groups following the 1824 presidential election. Contemporary newspapers refer to Morril as a "friend of John Quincy Adams" or "supporter of the Administration" and Pierce as a "friend of Andrew Jackson". ^[4]

Morril declined a re-election. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Results

1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [6] [12] [13] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jacksonian	Benjamin Pierce	23,695	86.44%
	Anti-Jacksonian	David L. Morril (incumbent)	2,529	9.23%
	Scattering		1,187	4.33%
Majority			21,166	77.21%
Turnout			27,411
	Jacksonian gain from Anti-Jacksonian		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. ^{[14] [15]}

References

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3. "Caucus". Constitutional Whig. Richmond, Va. July 4, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
4. "Extract of a Letter from a Member of Congress in New Hampshire to a Gentlemen in Cincinnati". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. August 25, 1826. p. 2. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
5. "Governor Morril, of New-Hampshire". The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser. Wilmington, Del. December 14, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
6. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
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9. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
10. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 382. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
11. Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 6, 1827. Concord: Isaac Hill. 1827. p. 12.
12. 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. 153.
13. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
14. "NH Governor, 1827". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
15. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.