1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Bell Benjamin Pierce Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Popular vote 21,149 18,672 Percentage 53.01% 46.80%

Governor before election Benjamin Pierce Jacksonian Elected Governor John Bell Anti-Jacksonian

The 1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1828. ^[1]

Incumbent Jackson Governor Benjamin Pierce was defeated by Adams nominee John Bell.

General election

Candidates

• John Bell, "Adams", sheriff of Rockingham County
• Benjamin Pierce, "Jackson", incumbent Governor

Party labels were in flux following the splitting of the Democratic-Republican Party into groups following the 1824 presidential election. Contemporary newspapers refer to Pierce as a "friend of Andrew Jackson" and Bell as a "friend of John Quincy Adams" or "supporter of the Administration" ^{[2] [3] [4]} although others suggested Pierce had won the support of many Adams supporters. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Results

1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Jacksonian	John Bell	21,149	53.01%
	Jacksonian	Benjamin Pierce (incumbent)	18,672	46.80%
	Scattering		76	0.19%
Majority			2,477	6.21%
Turnout			39,897
	Anti-Jacksonian gain from 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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6. "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 19, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
7. "Twedledum". Delaware journal. Wilmington, Del. March 25, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
8. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
9. 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.
10. Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol, in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 4, 1828. Concord: Jacob B. Moore. 1828. p. 13.
11. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
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, 1828". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
15. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.