1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1817.

1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Plumer James Sheafe Jeremiah Mason
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Federalist
Popular vote 19,088 12,029 3,607
Percentage 53.96% 34.00% 10.20%

County results
Plumer:      50–60%      60–70%
Sheafe:      50–60%
Mason:      40–50%

Governor before election

William Plumer
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William Plumer
Democratic-Republican

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor William Plumer defeated Federalist nominees James Sheafe and Jeremiah Mason.

General election

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Major candidates

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Minor candidates

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The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes.[1]

Results

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1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican William Plumer (incumbent) 19,088 53.96%
Federalist James Sheafe 12,029 34.00%
Federalist Jeremiah Mason 3,607 10.20%
Democratic-Republican Josiah Bartlett Jr. 539 1.52%
Scattering 112 0.32%
Majority 7,059 19.95%
Turnout 35,375
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give slightly different votes for Bartlett and Mason. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "New Hampshire 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 381. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  5. ^ "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1817". 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: Isaac Hill: 10. 1817.
  6. ^ Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
  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. 152.
  8. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
  9. ^ "NH Governor, 1817". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 12, 2021.