1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin Pierce John Bell Party Democratic National Republican Popular vote 22,615 19,583 Percentage 53.53% 46.35%

Governor before election John Bell National Republican Elected Governor Benjamin Pierce Democratic

The 1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1829. ^[1]

Incumbent National Republican Governor John Bell was defeated by Democratic nominee Benjamin Pierce in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

• John Bell, National Republican, incumbent Governor
• Benjamin Pierce, Democratic, former Governor

Results

1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Benjamin Pierce	22,615	53.53%
	National Republican	John Bell (incumbent)	19,583	46.35%
	Scattering		48	0.11%
Majority			3,032	7.18%
Turnout			42,246
	Democratic gain from National Republican		Swing

Notes

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

References

1. "New-Hampshire". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. March 26, 1829. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
2. "NH Governor, 1829". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
4. 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.
5. Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 3, 1829. Concord: George Hough. 1829. p. 9.
6. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
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. 153.
8. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
9. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.