New Hampshire 1788 President

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1788 President
Date:
1788
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Langdon, John Sullivan, Josiah Bartlett, Peter Green, John Dudley, Benjamin Bellows, Samuel Livermore, Joshua Atherton, Matthew Thornton, Beza Woodward, Abial Foster, scattering
Candidates: John Langdon[1]John SullivanJosiah BartlettPeter GreenJohn DudleyBenjamin BellowsSamuel LivermoreJoshua AthertonMatthew ThorntonBeza WoodwardAbial Fosterscattering
Affiliation:Anti-FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]44213664--------231-
Cheshire County------------
Town of Acworth------------
Town of Alstead------------
Town of Charlestown[3]------------
Town of Chesterfield------------
Town of Claremont------------
Town of Cornish------------
Town of Croydon------------
Town of Dublin3111---------
Town of Fitzwilliam729----------
Town of Gilsum------------
Town of Hinsdale------------
Town of Jaffrey522----------
Town of Keene------------
Town of Langdon------------
Town of Lempster------------
Town of Marlborough17-----------
Town of Marlow------------
Town of New Grantham------------
Town of Newport------------
Town of Packersfield------------
Town of Plainfield------------
Town of Richmond------------
Town of Rindge149----------
Town of Stoddard------------
Town of Sullivan[4]------------
Town of Surry------------
Town of Swanzey434----------
Town of Unity------------
Town of Walpole4622----------
Town of Washington------------
Town of Wendell------------
Town of Westmoreland------------
Town of Winchester------------
Grafton County------------
Town of Adams------------
Town of Alexandria------------
Town of Bath------------
Town of Bethlehem------------
Town of Bridgewater28-----1-----
Town of Burton------------
Town of Campton------------
Town of Canaan2117---------
Town of Chatham------------
Town of Concord------------
Town of Conway------------
Town of Coventry------------
Town of Dorchester------------
Town of Enfield------------
Town of Franconia------------
Town of Grafton------------
Town of Groton------------
Town of Hanover137---16------
Town of Haverhill[5]------------
Town of Lancaster87----------
Town of Landaff------------
Town of Lebanon182-------3--
Town of Lincoln------------
Town of Littleton------------
Town of Lyman------------
Town of Lyme------------
Town of New Chester21-1---------
Town of New Holderness------------
Town of Northumberland------------
Town of Orford------------
Town of Peeling------------
Town of Piermont------------
Town of Plymouth[6]61-----3-----
Town of Rumney[7]------------
Town of Stewartstown------------
Town of Stratford------------
Town of Thornton------------
Town of Warren------------
Town of Wentworth------------
Hillsborough County------------
Town of Amherst44109----------
Town of Andover419----------
Town of Antrim------------
Town of Bedford[8]100-----------
Town of Boscawen115-----------
Town of Bradford------------
Town of Deering------------
Town of Derryfield50-----------
Town of Dunbarton[9]62-----------
Town of Dunstable------------
Town of Fishersfield------------
Town of Francestown------------
Town of Goffstown------------
Town of Hancock611----------
Town of Henniker[10]------------
Town of Hillsborough[11]30-----------
Town of Hollis[12]1108----------
Town of Hopkinton[13]101-----------
Kearsage Gore------------
Town of Litchfield1817----------
Town of Lyndeborough------------
Town of Mason100-----------
Town of Merrimack761----------
Town of New Boston------------
Town of New Ipswich1251----------
Town of New London------------
Town of Nottingham West80-----------
Town of Peterborough------------
Town of Raby[14]30-----------
Town of Salisbury33155---------
Town of Sutton------------
Town of Temple[15]505---------12
Town of Warner1154----------
Town of Weare1253----1-----
Town of Wilton100-----------
Rockingham County------------
Town of Allenstown------------
Town of Atkinson55-----------
Town of Bow------------
Town of Brentwood------------
Town of Candia------------
Town of Canterbury110630---------
Town of Chester11210----------
Town of Chichester------------
Town of Concord1073-35--------
Town of Deerfield4335----------
Town of East Kingston------------
Town of Epping178-----7----
Town of Epsom------------
Town of Exeter201233---------
Town of Greenland579----------
Town of Hampstead101-----------
Town of Hampton105-----------
Town of Hampton Falls408----------
Town of Hawke------------
Town of Kensington[16]-70---------30
Town of Kingston-336---------
Town of Londonderry[17]1031----3-6---
Town of Loudon------------
Town of New Castle[18]------------
Town of Newington1942----------
Town of Newmarket3383----------
Town of Newton------------
Town of North Hampton10053---------
Town of Northfield[19]------------
Town of Northwood------------
Town of Nottingham[20]498----------
Town of Pelham------------
Town of Pembroke82--1--1---1-
Town of Pittsfield[21]------------
Town of Plaistow60-----------
Town of Poplin------------
Town of Portsmouth34617----1-----
Town of Raymond[22]----22------23
Town of Rye95-----------
Town of Salem60-----------
Town of Sandown------------
Town of Seabrook------------
Town of South Hampton------------
Town of Stratham2348----------
Town of Windham437----------
Strafford County------------
Town of Alton------------
Town of Barnstead------------
Town of Barrington------------
Town of Dover[23]14178----------
Town of Durham------------
Town of Eaton------------
Town of Effingham------------
Town of Gilmantown[24]------------
Town of Lee------------
Town of Madbury------------
Town of Meredith[25]------------
Town of Middleton------------
Town of Moultonborough------------
Town of New Durham------------
Town of New Hampton------------
Town of Ossipee------------
Ossipee Gore------------
Town of Rochester-2111---------
Town of Sanbornton30655---------
Town of Sandwich------------
Town of Somersworth-86----------
Town of Tamworth------------
Town of Wakefield------------
Town of Wolfeboro527----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]There were 8838 total votes.
[3]John Sullivan had a majority of 43 votes.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Sullivan.
[5]"Unanimous for Hon. Mr. Langdon." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.
[6]"Unanimous for Hon. Mr. Langdon." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.
[7]"Unanimous for Hon. Mr. Langdon." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.
[8]The History of Bedford, New Hampshire lists John Langdon with 68 votes.
[9]The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH) reports 70 votes for John Langdon in Dunbarton.
[10]"Unanimous." The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). April 4, 1788.
[11]The History of Hillsborough lists John Sullivan with 6 votes.
[12]The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), and The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH) list John Sullivan with no votes.
[13]The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH) lists John Langdon with 111 votes.
[14]The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), March 21; The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH), March 28; and The New-Hampshire Recorder, and the Weekly Advertiser (Keene, NH), April 15, list John Langdon with 32 votes in Raby.
[15]The History of Temple, N.H. lists John Langdon with 58 votes and no votes for John Sullivan.
[16]"30 divided between Messers. Bartlett, Livermore and Langdon." The New-Hampshire Recorder, and the Weekly Advertiser (Keene, NH). April 15, 1788.
[17]The New-Hampshire Mercury, and General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH) reports 5 votes for Matthew Thornton.
[18]"Unanimous for Mr. Langdon." The New-Hampshire Recorder, and the Weekly Advertiser (Keene, NH). April 15, 1788.
[19]"Almost unanimous for the hon. John Langdon, esq. for President." The New-Hampshire Mercury, and General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 12, 1788.
[20]"Unanimous for his excellency, John Sullivan, Esq." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.
[21]"Pittsfield, unanimous for [President Sullivan]" The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). April 11, 1788.
[22]"At this election, John Langdon was chosen Governor, or President as he was then called. But here many thought, and very justly, that a gentleman of the town was most worthy of the office. This was John Dudley, Esq.; so 22 voted for him. All others had 23." The History of Raymond, N.H.. 43.
[23]The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH) lists John Langdon with 15 votes and John Sullivan with 175 votes.
[24]"Unanimous for his excellency, John Sullivan, Esq." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.
[25]"Unanimous for his excellency, John Sullivan, Esq." The Freeman's Oracle: or, New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 28, 1788.

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The Freeman's Oracle, and New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 7, 1788.
The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 11, 1788.
The New-Hampshire Mercury, and General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 12, 1788.
The Freeman's Oracle, and New-Hampshire Advertiser (Exeter, NH). March 14, 1788.
The New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 14, 1788.
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