1822 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1822 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1822.
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Bell won re-election to a fourth term.
General election
[edit]Major candidates
[edit]- Samuel Bell, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
Minor candidates
[edit]The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes.[1]
- Jeremiah Mason, Federalist, former U.S. Senator, Federalist nominee for Governor in 1818
- David L. Morril, Democratic-Republican, incumbent U.S. Senator
- George B. Upham, Federalist, former U.S. Representative, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Samuel Bell (incumbent) | 22,934 | 95.64% | ||
| Scattering | 1,046 | 4.36% | |||
| Majority | 21,888 | 91.28% | |||
| Turnout | 23,980 | ||||
| Democratic-Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "New Hampshire 1822 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 381. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol in Concord: commencing on the first Wednesday of June, 1822". Journal of the House of Representatives. Concord: Hill and Moore: 14. 1822.
- ^ 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. 152.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1822". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
