1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842.[1]

1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Hubbard Enos Stevens
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 26,831 12,234
Percentage 55.78% 25.43%

 
Nominee John H. White Daniel Hoit
Party Independent Democrat Liberty
Popular vote 5,869 2,812
Percentage 12.20% 5.85%

County results
Hubbard:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

John Page
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry Hubbard
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee Henry Hubbard defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens, Independent Democrat nominee John H. White, and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit with 55.78% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[13][14][15][16][17][18][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Hubbard 26,831 55.78%
Whig Enos Stevens 12,234 25.43%
Independent Democrat John H. White 5,869 12.20%
Liberty Daniel Hoit 2,812 5.85%
Scattering 358 0.74%
Majority 14,597 30.34%
Turnout 48,104
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give slightly different results.[19][20][21][22] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

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  1. ^ "New Hampshire election". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. March 24, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Drew Merrill, Georgia, ed. (1889). History of Carroll County, New Hampshire. Boston, Mass.: W. A. Fergusson & Co. p. 674.
  3. ^ Connolly 2003, p. 4.
  4. ^ ""The Party" in a snarl in New Hampshire". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "New-Hampshire". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. March 12, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire election". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. March 15, 1842. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "John H. White". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "A row in the ranks". Wabash Express. Terre Haute, Indiana. March 16, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "New Hampshire". Boon's Lick times. Fayette, Mo. March 26, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ^ Connolly 2003, p. 42.
  11. ^ Cole, Donald B. (1970). Jacksonian Democracy in New Hampshire, 1800-1851. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-674-46990-9.
  12. ^ "New Hampshire". The New World. Vol. IV, no. 12. New-York. March 19, 1842. p. 194. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  14. ^ "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 1, 1842". 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: Carroll & Baker, State Printers: 7. 1842.
  15. ^ Fowler, Asa. The New Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1843. Concord: John D. Norton. p. 129.
  16. ^ 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. 154.
  17. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709.
  18. ^ Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865. Dover, N.H.: The Tufts College Press. p. 244.
  19. ^ "NH Governor, 1842". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  20. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  21. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 383. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  22. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

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