1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1815.^[1]

1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Taylor Gilman William Plumer Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 18,357 17,799 Percentage 50.72% 49.18%

Governor before election John Taylor Gilman Federalist Elected Governor John Taylor Gilman Federalist

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman defeated Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

• John Taylor Gilman, Federalist, incumbent Governor
• William Plumer, Democratic-Republican, former Governor

Results

1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman (incumbent)	18,357	50.72%
	Democratic-Republican	William Plumer	17,799	49.18%
	Scattering		38	0.10%
Majority			558	1.54%
Turnout			36,194
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

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

References

1. "Federal Nominations". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. February 13, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
2. "NH Governor, 1815". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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. 380. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
5. "Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1815". 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. Dover: John Mann: 11. 1815.
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. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
9. Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.