1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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  John Taylor Gilman 2.jpg William Plumer.jpg
Nominee John Taylor Gilman William Plumer
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 18,357 17,799
Percentage 50.72% 49.18%

Governor before election

John Taylor Gilman
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Taylor Gilman
Federalist

The 1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1815.[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman defeated Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, incumbent Governor
  • William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former Governor

Results[]

1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Taylor Gilman (incumbent) 18,357 50.72%
Democratic-Republican William Plumer 17,799 49.18%
Scattering 38 0.10%
Majority 558 1.54%
Turnout 36,194
Federalist hold Swing

Notes[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Federal Nominations". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. February 13, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "NH Governor, 1815". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  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. 380. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  5. ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1815. Dover: John Mann. 1815. p. 11.
  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. 152.
  7. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. ^ Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
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