1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

March 10, 1812

Nominee William Plumer John Taylor Gilman Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Electoral vote 104 82 Popular vote 15,492 15,613 Percentage 48.44% 48.82%

County results Plumer:      50–60%      60–70% Gilman:      50–60%

Governor before election John Langdon Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William Plumer Democratic-Republican

The 1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1812.^[1]

Incumbent Governor John Langdon did not run for re-election.^[2]

Democratic-Republican candidate William Plumer defeated Federalist candidate and Former Governor of New Hampshire John Taylor Gilman.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Plumer was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

• John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, former Governor
• William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former U.S. Senator, former President of the New Hampshire Senate

Results

1812 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman	15,613	48.82%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	15,492	48.44%
	Scattering		877	2.74%
Majority			121	0.38%
Turnout			31,982

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the New Hampshire General Court was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Gilman and Plumer. The legislative election was held on June 4, 1812.^[5]

Legislative election^[6]^[8]^[11]^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	104	55.91%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman	82	44.09%
Turnout			186
	Democratic-Republican hold

Notes

1. Some sources give slightly different votes for Gilman. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.^[9][10]

References

1. "New-Hampshire Election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. March 16, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
2. "Governor Langdon". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. February 20, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 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 Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1812. Concord: I. & W.R. Hill. 1812. p. 10.
6. Farmer, James. 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, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
10. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
11. "New Hampshire 1812 Governor, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
12. "On the 3d inst". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. June 15, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021.