1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1828.[1]

1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 11, 1828
 
Nominee John Bell Benjamin Pierce
Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian
Popular vote 21,149 18,672
Percentage 53.01% 46.80%
Governor before election

Benjamin Pierce
Jacksonian

 Elected Governor

John Bell
Anti-Jacksonian

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Incumbent Jackson Governor Benjamin Pierce was defeated by Adams nominee John Bell.

General election

Candidates

Party labels were in flux following the splitting of the Democratic-Republican Party into groups following the 1824 presidential election. Contemporary newspapers refer to Pierce as a "friend of Andrew Jackson" and Bell as a "friend of John Quincy Adams" or "supporter of the Administration"[2][3][4] although others suggested Pierce had won the support of many Adams supporters.[5][6][7]

Results
1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[8][9][10][11][12][13][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Jacksonian John Bell 21,149 53.01%
Jacksonian Benjamin Pierce (incumbent) 18,672 46.80%
Scattering 76 0.19%
Majority 2,477 6.21%
Turnout 39,897
Anti-Jacksonian gain from Jacksonian Swing

Notes
  1. Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.[14][15]

References
  1. "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 12, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. "New Hampshire Election". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. March 21, 1828. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "The Election". Constitutional Whig. Richmond, Va. March 22, 1828. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. "New Hampshire Election". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. April 18, 1828. p. 4. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 15, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 19, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. "Twedledum". Delaware journal. Wilmington, Del. March 25, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. 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.
  10. Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol, in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 4, 1828. Concord: Jacob B. Moore. 1828. p. 13.
  11. Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
  12. 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.
  13. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
  14. "NH Governor, 1828". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  15. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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