1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1809. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon was defeated for re-election by Federalist candidate, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature Jeremiah Smith.

General election[]

Candidates[]

John Langdon, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
Jeremiah Smith, Federalist, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature

Results[]

1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Smith	15,610^[a]	50.38%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon (incumbent)	15,241	49.19%
	Scattering		132	0.43%
Majority			369	1.19%
Turnout			30,983	100.00%
	Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican		Swing

References[]

^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ "New Hampshire 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
^ 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. 151.
^ Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session, holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1809. Concord: George Hough. August 1809. p. 11.
^ "New Hampshire Election". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. July 7, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "NH Governor, 1809". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

Notes[]

^ OurCampigns and Dubin record the result as Smith 15,823, Langdon 15,504. This appears to be the result of double-counting the vote in Coös County.^[9]^[10]

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[1] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[2] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[3] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

[4] "New Hampshire 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[5] Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.

[6] 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. 151.

[7] Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session, holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1809. Concord: George Hough. August 1809. p. 11.

[8] "New Hampshire Election". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. July 7, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[9] "NH Governor, 1809". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[10] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

[11] OurCampigns and Dubin record the result as Smith 15,823, Langdon 15,504. This appears to be the result of double-counting the vote in Coös County.^[9]^[10]

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