1835 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1835 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Badger Joseph Healy Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 25,767 14,825 Percentage 63.00% 36.25%

County results Badger:     60–70%     70–80% Healy:     50–60%

Governor before election William Badger Democratic Elected Governor William Badger Democratic

The 1835 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1835. ^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor William Badger defeated Whig nominee Joseph Healy with 63.00% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• William Badger, Democratic, incumbent Governor
• Joseph Healy, Whig, innkeeper, former U.S. Representative. Healy was nominated in place of Andrew Pierce, who declined the Whig nomination. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Results

1835 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Badger (incumbent)	25,767	63.00%
	Whig	Joseph Healy	14,825	36.25%
	Scattering		308	0.75%
Majority			10,942	26.75%
Turnout			40,900
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give the result as Badger 23,709, Healy 13,707. ^[14] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

1. "New Hampshire". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. March 25, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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3. "Items - Selected". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. February 12, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
4. "The Hon. John Healy". Southern recorder. Milledgeville, Ga. February 17, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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7. 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.
8. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 153. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
9. "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 3, 1835". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Sandbornton: Charles Lane: 7–8. 1835.
10. Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1860. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 43.
11. 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.
12. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
13. Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865. Dover, N.H.: The Tufts College Press. p. 235.
14. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.