1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1802 United States gubernatorial elections.

1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

March 9, 1802

Nominee John Taylor Gilman John Langdon Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 10,377 8,753 Percentage 54.14% 45.67%

County results Gilman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Langdon:      50-60%

Governor before election John Taylor Gilman Federalist Elected Governor John Taylor Gilman Federalist

The 1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 9, 1802. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a ninth term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate, former Governor and U.S. Senator John Langdon.

Results

1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman (incumbent)	10,377	54.14%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon	8,753	45.67%
	Scattering		36	0.19%
Majority			1,624	8.47%
Turnout			19,166	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

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