New Hampshire 1790 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1790 Governor
Date:
1790
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Pickering, Joshua Wentworth, Josiah Bartlett, Nathaniel Peabody, Timothy Walker, Benjamin Bellows, Jonathan Freeman, Peter Green, Woodbury Langdon, Daniel Ringe, John Sullivan, scattering
Candidates: John PickeringJoshua WentworthJosiah BartlettNathaniel PeabodyTimothy WalkerBenjamin BellowsJonathan FreemanPeter GreenWoodbury LangdonDaniel RingeJohn Sullivanscattering
Affiliation:FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]318923691676294-------155
Cheshire County------------
Town of Acworth[3]------------
Town of Alstead------------
Town of Charlestown[4]------------
Town of Chesterfield------------
Town of Claremont------------
Town of Cornish------------
Town of Croydon------------
Town of Dublin18-----------
Town of Fitzwilliam-305---------
Town of Gilsum22-----------
Town of Hinsdale------------
Town of Jaffrey25-----------
Town of Keene------------
Town of Langdon------------
Town of Lempster------------
Town of Marlborough26-----------
Town of Marlow------------
Town of New Grantham------------
Town of Newport[5]------------
Town of Packersfield------------
Town of Plainfield------------
Town of Richmond------------
Town of Rindge6-31---------
Town of Stoddard------------
Town of Sullivan20-----------
Town of Surry------------
Town of Swanzey1611----------
Town of Unity------------
Town of Walpole-68----------
Town of Washington------------
Town of Wendell------------
Town of Westmoreland------------
Town of Winchester------------
Grafton County------------
Town of Adams------------
Town of Alexandria------------
Town of Bartlett------------
Town of Bath------------
Town of Bethlehem------------
Town of Bridgewater215----------
Town of Burton------------
Town of Campton------------
Town of Canaan14-3-------2-
Town of Chatham------------
Town of Concord------------
Town of Conway------------
Town of Coventry------------
Town of Dorchester------------
Town of Enfield[6]------------
Town of Franconia------------
Town of Grafton------------
Town of Groton------------
Town of Hanover62-3---12-----
Town of Haverhill------------
Town of Lancaster164----------
Town of Landaff------------
Town of Lebanon63----18------
Town of Lincoln------------
Town of Littleton------------
Town of Lyman------------
Town of Lyme------------
Town of New Chester18-------6---
Town of New Holderness------------
Town of Northumberland------------
Town of Orange------------
Town of Orford------------
Town of Peeling------------
Town of Piermont------------
Town of Plymouth446----------
Town of Rumney------------
Town of Stewartstown------------
Town of Stratford------------
Town of Thornton------------
Town of Warren------------
Town of Wentworth291----------
Hillsborough County------------
Town of Amherst106-----------
Town of Andover18-20---------
Town of Antrim------------
Town of Bedford42-1---------
Town of Boscawen113-----------
Town of Bradford------------
Town of Brookline21-----------
Town of Deering------------
Town of Derryfield------------
Town of Dunbarton3124----------
Town of Dunstable------------
Town of Fishersfield------------
Town of Francestown------------
Town of Goffstown------------
Town of Hancock2545---------
Town of Henniker------------
Town of Hillsborough[7]------------
Town of Hollis85-----------
Town of Hopkinton[8]63---31-------
Kearsage Gore------------
Town of Litchfield------------
Town of Lyndeborough------------
Town of Mason------------
Town of Merrimack------------
Town of New Boston------------
Town of New Ipswich------------
Town of New London[9]------------
Town of Nottingham West88-----------
Town of Peterborough------------
Town of Salisbury62-----------
Town of Sutton------------
Town of Temple--68---------
Town of Warner2810-12--------
Town of Weare------------
Town of Wilton------------
Rockingham County------------
Town of Allenstown------------
Town of Atkinson------------
Town of Bow28-4---------
Town of Brentwood------------
Town of Candia------------
Town of Canterbury------------
Town of Chester------------
Town of Chichester------------
Town of Concord1314-----8----
Town of Deerfield[10]------------
Town of East Kingston------------
Town of Epping27235---------
Town of Epsom------------
Town of Exeter53014111--------
Town of Greenland1159----------
Town of Hampstead------------
Town of Hampton[11]------------
Town of Hampton Falls------------
Town of Hawke------------
Town of Kensington------------
Town of Kingston------------
Town of Londonderry495-25--------
Town of Loudon------------
Town of New Castle164----------
Town of Newington1757----------
Town of Newmarket9516----------
Town of Newton------------
Town of North Hampton[12]7216----------
Town of Northfield------------
Town of Northwood------------
Town of Nottingham------------
Town of Pelham------------
Town of Pembroke351----------
Town of Pittsfield3534---------
Town of Plaistow------------
Town of Poplin------------
Town of Portsmouth55227----------
Town of Raymond------------
Town of Rye391----------
Town of Salem------------
Town of Sandown------------
Town of Seabrook------------
Town of South Hampton------------
Town of Stratham21022---------
Town of Windham427----------
Strafford County------------
Town of Alton------------
Town of Barnstead[13]------------
Town of Barrington177-----------
Town of Dover[14]126852---------
Town of Durham1005330---------
Town of Eaton------------
Town of Effingham------------
Town of Gilmantown------------
Town of Lee[15]49135---------
Town of Madbury------------
Town of Meredith------------
Town of Middleton------------
Town of Moultonborough------------
Town of New Durham------------
Town of New Hampton32-15---------
Town of Ossipee------------
Ossipee Gore------------
Town of Rochester[16][17][18]15983----------
Town of Sanbornton82117---------
Town of Sandwich------------
Town of Somersworth2628----------
Town of Tamworth------------
Town of Wakefield[19]45--------2--
Town of Wolfeboro------------

Notes:

[1]Whole number of votes 7762, 3882 necessary to make a choice. The legislature would later elect Josiah Bartlett.
[2]"With Langdon and Sullivan both in federal office the presidency of the state became in 1790 a prize for lesser men. So many candidates entered the field that the choice devolved for the fourth time in six years upon the legislature, which over both John Pickering and Joshua Wentworth at the head of the list and chose Dr. Josiah Bartlett. (fn: New Hampshire Register, 1860, 40). The conduct of this eminent physician and revolutionary patriot proved to be so noncontroversial that he was reelected for three succeeding terms by nearly unanimous votes." The Ninth State. 114.
[3]"Principally for Mr. Bartlett." The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 31, 1790.
[4]Josiah Bartlett had a majority of 53 votes.
[5]"Unanimous for the Honourable Joshua Wentworth." The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 30, 1790.
[6]"Principally for the Honourable Joshua Wentworth." The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 30, 1790.
[7]"Principally for Mr. Bartlett." The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 31, 1790.
[8]Osborne's New Hampshire Spy lists Timothy Walker with 33 votes.
[9]"Unanimous for the Honourable Timothy Walker." The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 30, 1790.
[10]"Nearly equally divided between Messrs. Pickering, Wentworth and Bartlett." The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 31, 1790.
[11]"Nearly unanimous for Hon. John Pickering." The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). April 7, 1790.
[12]The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH) and the Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH) list John Pickering with 71 votes and Joshua Wentworth with 17 votes.
[13]"A majority for Mr. Wentworth." New Hampshire Gazeteer (Exeter, NH). April 17, 1790.
[14]The Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), April 7, and The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH), April 17, list John Pickering with 128 votes and Joshua Wentworth with 89 votes.
[15]Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), March 31, and the Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), April 3, report 59 votes for John Pickering, 49 for Joshua Wentworth, and 18 for Josiah Bartlett in Lee.
[16]The History of the Town of Rochester lists John Pickering with 189 votes and Joshua Wentworth with 67 votes.
[17]The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH) lists John Pickering with 189 votes and Joshua Wentworth with 66 votes.
[18]The Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), April 3 and 7, and Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH), April 3, report 189 votes for John Pickering in Rochester.
[19]The votes from Wakefield include the votes from Effingham and Middleton.

References:

Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 249.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 3, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 3, 1790.
The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH). March 6, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 6, 1790.
The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 9, 1790.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 10, 1790.
The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH). March 13, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 13, 1790.
The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 16, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 20, 1790.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 24, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 24, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 27, 1790.
The Concord Herald, and Newhampshire Intelligencer (Concord, NH). March 30, 1790.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). March 31, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). March 31, 1790.
The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH). April 3, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). April 3, 1790.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). April 7, 1790.
Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth, NH). April 7, 1790.
The New Hampshire Gazetteer (Exeter, NH). April 17, 1790.
The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). June 10, 1790.
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Dearborn, John J. The History of Salisbury, New Hampshire. Manchester, NH: W. E. Moore, 1890. 117.
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