1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

←  1837 March 13, 1838 1839  →

Nominee Isaac Hill James Wilson II Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 28,697 25,675 Percentage 52.59% 47.05%

County results Page:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Isaac Hill Democratic Elected Governor Isaac Hill Democratic

The 1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1838. ^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Isaac Hill defeated Whig nominee James Wilson II with 52.59% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Isaac Hill, Democratic, incumbent Governor
• James Wilson II, Whig, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Results

1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Isaac Hill (incumbent)	28,697	52.59%
	Whig	James Wilson II	25,675	47.05%
	Scattering		198	0.36%
Majority			3,022	5.54%
Turnout			54,570
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different results. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

1. "The State election in New-Hampshire". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. March 15, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
3. "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New Hampshire. At their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord. Commencing Wednesday, June 6, 1838". 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. Concord: Cyrus Barton, State Printer: 7. 1838.
4. Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1860. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 43.
5. 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. 154.
6. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709.
7. 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. 239.
8. "NH Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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. 383. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
11. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 154. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.