1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1820.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Bell won re-election to a second 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]

William Hale, Federalist, former U.S. Representative
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

1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel Bell (incumbent)	22,212	89.67%
	Democratic-Republican	David L. Morril	599	2.42%
	Federalist	William Hale	596	2.41%
	Scattering		1,364	5.51%
Majority			21,613	87.25%
Turnout			24,771
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

References edit

^ "New Hampshire 1820 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 Honorable Senate, of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1820". 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: Hill and Moore: 11. 1820.
^ 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, 1820". 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.

Notes edit

^ Some sources give slightly different results.^[8]^[9] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

[1] "New Hampshire 1820 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[2] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[3] 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.

[4] "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, 1820". 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: Hill and Moore: 11. 1820.

[5] Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.

[6] 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.

[7] Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.

[8] "NH Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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

[10] Some sources give slightly different results.^[8]^[9] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

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