New Hampshire 1820 Governor's Council, Rockingham County
- Office:
- Governor's Council (State)
- Title:
- Governor's Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Hampshire 1820 Governor's Council, Rockingham County
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- New Hampshire
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
- Candidates:
- John Bell, Roger Vose, Benjamin Butler, John Thurston, Jr., Nathaniel Gilman, John Pinkerton, Levi Bartlett, Daniel Brown, David B. George, Daniel Gookin, John S. Haines, N. A. Havin, James Heath, David How, Jeremiah Mason, Amos Noyes, John Sheldon, Edmund Topper
| Candidates: | John Bell[1] | Roger Vose | Benjamin Butler | John Thurston, Jr. | Nathaniel Gilman | John Pinkerton | Levi Bartlett | Daniel Brown | David B. George | Daniel Gookin | John S. Haines | N. A. Havin | James Heath | David How | Jeremiah Mason | Amos Noyes | John Sheldon | Edmund Topper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 5698 | 643 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rockingham County | 5698 | 643 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Allenstown | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Atkinson | 67 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Bow | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brentwood[3][4] | 32 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Candia | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canterbury | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 254 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chichester | 173 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | 503 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | 218 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Kingston[5] | 50 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Epping | 82 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Epsom | 248 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Exeter | 97 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenland | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampstead[6][7][8] | 84 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampton | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Hampton Falls | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawke | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kensington[9][10] | 47 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | 105 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Londonderry[11] | 133 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Loudon | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Castle | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newington | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newmarket | 181 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newton | 58 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Hampton[12] | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northwood[13][14] | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nottingham[15] | 67 | 24 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | 219 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plaistow | 58 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Poplin[16] | 31 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Portsmouth | 430 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Raymond | 93 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rye[17] | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandown | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Seabrook | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hampton | 50 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stratham | 98 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windham | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Rockingham. - Whole number of votes legally returned, 5924; necessary for a choice, 2963." New-Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). June 20, 1820.
[3]"Rejected." Original Election Returns.
[4]"The town-clerks not having certified their returns to be a copy of record." Journal of the House. 1820. 32.
[5]John Bell, Jr. received 1 vote as John Bell.
[6]"Rejected." Original Election Returns.
[7]"The return stating the town meeting to have been holden on the 14th day of March, 1819." Journal of the House. 1820. 32.
[8]John Bell, Jr. received 84 votes as John Bell.
[9]"Rejected." Original Election Returns.
[10]"Not stated in the return thereof to have been declared in open town meeting" Journal of the House. 1820. 32.
[11]John Bell, Jr. received 133 votes as John Bell.
[12]John Bell, Jr. received 76 votes as John Bell.
[13]"Rejected." Original Election Returns.
[14]"The town-clerks not having certified their returns to be a copy of record." Journal of the House. 1820. 32.
[15]John Bell, Jr. received 4 votes as John Bell.
[16]John Bell, Jr. received 31 votes as John Bell.
[17]John Bell, Jr. received 6 votes as John Bell.
References:
Original Election Returns. New Hampshire Archives and Records Management, Concord.
Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 514.
Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1820. 31.
New-Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). March 7, 1820.
New-Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette (Concord, NH). March 7, 1820.
The Portsmouth Oracle (Portsmouth, NH). March 18, 1820.
New-Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). March 21, 1820.
New-Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette (Concord, NH). June 13, 1820.
New-hampshire Sentinel (Keene, NH). June 17, 1820.
The Portsmouth Oracle (Portsmouth, NH). June 17, 1820.
New-Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). June 20, 1820.
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