1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1806 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1806.
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon won re-election to a second term.
General election
Major candidates
- John Langdon, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
Minor candidates
The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes.[1]
- Timothy Farrar, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Hillsborough County, former justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature[2][3]
- John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, former Governor
- Oliver Peabody, Federalist, former President of the New Hampshire Senate[4]
- Jeremiah Smith, Federalist, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Langdon (incumbent) | 15,277 | 74.26% | ||
Federalist
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Timothy Farrar | 1,720 | 8.36% | ||
Federalist
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John Taylor Gilman | 1,553 | 7.55% | ||
Federalist
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Jeremiah Smith | 902 | 4.38% | ||
Federalist
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Oliver Peabody | 866 | 4.21% | ||
| Scattering | 255 | 1.24% | |||
| Majority | 13,557 | 65.90% | |||
| Turnout | 20,573 | ||||
| Democratic-Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ "New Hampshire 1806 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, for the Year 1849. Vol. III. Boston: Samuel G. Drake. 1849. p. 289.
- ^ Clary, Timothy Farrar (1847). Honorable Old Age. A Discourse Occasioned by the Centennial Anniversary of Hon. Timothy Farrar, LL. D. Delivered at Hollis, N. H., July 11, 1847. Andover: William H. Wardwell. p. 28.
- JSTOR 3125010. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ A Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Hopkinton, on the first Wednesday of June, 1806. Portsmouth: Peirce & Gardner, Printers to the State. 1807. p. 7.
- ^ Farmer, James (1772). 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.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1806". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ISBN 0-930466-17-9.