1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Hubbard Enos Stevens Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 26,831 12,234 Percentage 55.78% 25.43%   Nominee John H. White Daniel Hoit Party Independent Democrat Liberty Popular vote 5,869 2,812 Percentage 12.20% 5.85%

County results Hubbard:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%

Governor before election John Page Democratic Elected Governor Henry Hubbard Democratic

The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842. ^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee Henry Hubbard defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens, Independent Democrat nominee John H. White, and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit with 55.78% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Daniel Hoit, Liberty, former State Senator, ^[2] Liberty nominee for Governor in 1841
• Henry Hubbard, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
• Enos Stevens, Whig, former member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire, Whig nominee for Governor in 1840 and 1841
• John H. White, Independent Democrat, judge. ^[3] Contemporary newspapers refer to White as a 'Conservative' candidate. ^{[4] [5] [6]} White was supported by former Governor and owner of Hill's New Hampshire Patriot, Isaac Hill. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]} White appears to have declined the nomination. ^{[7] [12]}

Results

1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Henry Hubbard	26,831	55.78%
	Whig	Enos Stevens	12,234	25.43%
	Independent Democrat	John H. White	5,869	12.20%
	Liberty	Daniel Hoit	2,812	5.85%
	Scattering		358	0.74%
Majority			14,597	30.34%
Turnout			48,104
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different results. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]} The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

1. "New Hampshire election". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. March 24, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
2. Drew Merrill, Georgia, ed. (1889). History of Carroll County, New Hampshire. Boston, Mass.: W. A. Fergusson & Co. p. 674.
3. Connolly 2003, p. 4.
4. ""The Party" in a snarl in New Hampshire". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
5. "New-Hampshire". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. March 12, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
6. "New Hampshire election". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. March 15, 1842. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
7. "John H. White". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
8. "A row in the ranks". Wabash Express. Terre Haute, Indiana. March 16, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
9. "New Hampshire". Boon's Lick times. Fayette, Mo. March 26, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
10. Connolly 2003, p. 42.
11. Cole, Donald B. (1970). Jacksonian Democracy in New Hampshire, 1800-1851. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 204. ISBN   0-674-46990-9.
12. "New Hampshire". The New World. Vol. IV, no. 12. New-York. March 19, 1842. p. 194. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
13. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
14. "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 1, 1842". 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: Carroll & Baker, State Printers: 7. 1842.
15. Fowler, Asa. The New Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1843. Concord: John D. Norton. p. 129.
16. 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.
17. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709.
18. 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. 244.
19. "NH Governor, 1842". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
20. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
21. 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.
22. 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.

Bibliography

• Connolly, Michael J. (2003). Capitalism, Politics, and Railroads in Jacksonian New England. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. ISBN   0-8262-1499-1.