1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	County results; Plumer: 50–60% 60–70% ; Sheafe: 50–60%; Mason: 40–50%
Governor before election; William Plumer; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; William Plumer; Democratic-Republican

The 1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1817.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor William Plumer defeated Federalist nominees James Sheafe and Jeremiah Mason.

General election

Major candidates

William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
James Sheafe, Federalist, former U.S. Senator, Federalist nominee for Governor in 1816

Minor candidates

The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes.^[1]

Josiah Bartlett Jr., Democratic-Republican, former U.S. Representative
Jeremiah Mason, Federalist, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer (incumbent)	19,088	53.96%
	Federalist	James Sheafe	12,029	34.00%
	Federalist	Jeremiah Mason	3,607	10.20%
	Democratic-Republican	Josiah Bartlett Jr.	539	1.52%
	Scattering		112	0.32%
Majority			7,059	19.95%
Turnout			35,375
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

^ Some sources give slightly different votes for Bartlett and Mason. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.^[9]

References

^ "New Hampshire 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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 Honorable Senate, of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1817". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: Isaac Hill: 10. 1817.
^ 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, 1817". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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

[1] "New Hampshire 1817 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[2] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[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. 381. 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, 1817". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: Isaac Hill: 10. 1817.

[6] Farmer, James (1772). 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, 1817". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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