1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1829.[1]

1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 10, 1829
 
Nominee Benjamin Pierce John Bell
Party Democratic National Republican
Popular vote 22,615 19,583
Percentage 53.53% 46.35%
Governor before election

John Bell
National Republican

 Elected Governor

Benjamin Pierce
Democratic

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Incumbent National Republican Governor John Bell was defeated by Democratic nominee Benjamin Pierce in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

Results
1829 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Benjamin Pierce 22,615 53.53%
National Republican John Bell (incumbent) 19,583 46.35%
Scattering 48 0.11%
Majority 3,032 7.18%
Turnout 42,246
Democratic gain from National Republican Swing

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

References
  1. "New-Hampshire". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. March 26, 1829. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "NH Governor, 1829". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  4. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 382. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  5. Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 3, 1829. Concord: George Hough. 1829. p. 9.
  6. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
  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. 153.
  8. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
  9. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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