1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Page James Wilson II
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 30,518 23,928
Percentage 55.89% 43.82%

Governor before election

Isaac Hill
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Page
Democratic

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The 1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1839.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Isaac Hill did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee John Page defeated Whig nominee James Wilson II with 55.89% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Page 30,518 55.89%
Whig James Wilson II 23,928 43.82%
Scattering 155 0.28%
Majority 6,590 12.07%
Turnout 54,601
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. ^ "Elections". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 5, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved December 28, 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 5, 1839. Concord: Cyrus Barton, State Printer. 1839. p. 12.
  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. 241.
  8. ^ "NH Governor, 1839". 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.
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