New Hampshire 1818 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1818 Governor
Date:
1818
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
William Plumer, Jeremiah Mason, William Hale, George Sullivan, Jeremiah Smith, Benjamin Pierce, Oliver Peabody, Edwards Cutts , William Thompson, Josiah Bartlett, Samuel Hale, Levi Jackson, Benjamin Emerson, George B. Upham, Samuel Bell, Henry Kinniston, William Pickering, John Witham, John MacCrilles, Robert Means, Jr., James Sheafe, Jeremiah Blake, Nathaniel A. Havin, Jonathan Hobbs, Jacob Whitcher, Daniel Ayer, Daniel Bailey, Ezra Bartlett, John Bean, Williams Boid, Moses Bradford, Bradbury Cilley, Samuel Dale, Job Dow, Nicholas Folsom, Jonathan French, Nathaniel Gilman, Hendrick W. Gorden, Richard Hale, Obed Hall, James Haven, Isaac Hill, Daniel Hoit, M. W. Hoit, Jonathan Hovey, Jonathan Jewitt, Jr., Jonathan Jones, Noah Leavitt, David Livermore, Stephen Lyford, David L. Morrill, Theodore Moses, Nathaniel Moulton, Mills Olcott, Moses P. Payson, Jeremiah Poor, William Randall, Enoch Royes, Jr., Ebenezer Sargent, Joseph Slate, John B. Smith, Jonathan Smith, Jonathan Welden, Abel Wilson, Alexander Wilson, Beelzebub, scattering
Candidates: William Plumer[1]Jeremiah MasonWilliam HaleGeorge SullivanJeremiah SmithBenjamin PierceOliver PeabodyEdwards Cutts William ThompsonJosiah BartlettSamuel HaleLevi JacksonBenjamin EmersonGeorge B. UphamSamuel BellHenry KinnistonWilliam PickeringJohn WithamJohn MacCrillesRobert Means, Jr.James SheafeJeremiah BlakeNathaniel A. HavinJonathan HobbsJacob WhitcherDaniel AyerDaniel BaileyEzra BartlettJohn BeanWilliams BoidMoses BradfordBradbury CilleySamuel DaleJob DowNicholas FolsomJonathan FrenchNathaniel GilmanHendrick W. GordenRichard HaleObed HallJames HavenIsaac HillDaniel HoitM. W. HoitJonathan HoveyJonathan Jewitt, Jr.Jonathan JonesNoah LeavittDavid LivermoreStephen LyfordDavid L. MorrillTheodore MosesNathaniel MoultonMills OlcottMoses P. PaysonJeremiah PoorWilliam RandallEnoch Royes, Jr.Ebenezer SargentJoseph SlateJohn B. SmithJonathan SmithJonathan WeldenAbel WilsonAlexander WilsonBeelzebubscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]1896369675064317129977775652622169866554443222111111111111111111111111111111111111111112
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Town of Alstead111143-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlestown78175-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chesterfield109144---------4-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Claremont121205-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornish124142-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Croydon1124620----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dublin74132-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fitzwilliam65111-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gilsum4649-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen5038-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Grantham118321----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hinsdale4074-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jaffrey41191-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Keene64159-----------1------------------------------------------------1----
Town of Langdon7641-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lempster40634----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough3985-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlow9217-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Nelson2498---------12-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newport921721----------6--------------------------1--------------------------
Town of Plainfield130110----------------------------------------------------------------1
Town of Richmond186------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rindge34157-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury2041-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Springfield11925-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stoddard11374-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sullivan1786-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Surry4347-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Swanzey16750---------------------------------------------------------1---1---
Town of Troy4464-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Unity17730----------------------------------------------------------1------
Town of Walpole1175155--1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Washington12035----------------------------1------------------------------------
Town of Wendell87-12----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westmoreland170136-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester74123-----------------------------------------------------------------
Coos County418160--1--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Adams50------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bartlett70------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham41------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook3023-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia919-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dalton1331-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jefferson32------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lancaster5140--1--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northumberland921-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Percy1210-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stewartstown357-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford47------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Whitefield199-----------------------------------------------------------------
Grafton County21902158244------7----------1---2---1--------------111-----------1---------
Town of Alexandria5045-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bath621271----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem2537-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bridgewater9184-------------------------------------------1---------------------
Town of Campton23-132----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan42124-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord9434-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry26--------7---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury[3]2836-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dorchester5150-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellsworth716-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield13549-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Franconia43-11----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Grafton8680--------------------------1--------------1-----------------------
Town of Groton5742-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hanover151223------------------1----------------------------------------------
Town of Haverhill9386-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron5738-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Holderness58778------------------------------------------------------1---------
Town of Landaff5552-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon115140-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Littleton3471-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyman10370-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme562431----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Chester10564-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange1325-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orford881272----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Peeling20-15----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Piermont9040------------------------------------------1----------------------
Town of Plymouth4897-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rumney8445-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thornton33-74----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren768----------------------2------------------------------------------
Town of Wentworth9128-----------------------------------------------------------------
Hillsborough County52377161170141281--65122--11----4------1-----1----11--1----1-1----11---1-----111
Town of Amherst148-147----------------4-----------------------------------------------
Town of Andover150-109----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Antrim179305----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bedford7595-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Boscawen1191180----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bradford1201930----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookline89---------17--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Deering18223-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dunbarton11481-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dunstable93-55-28--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fishersfield954--4--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Francestown175-48-------------------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Goffstown21132-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenfield123-28----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hancock1886-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Henniker18884-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hillsborough25629---1--------1---------------------------------1------------------
Town of Hollis972142-3--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hopkinton231283----------------------------------------------------------------
Kearsage Gore8-2----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield18-4414---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyndeborough170-1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Manchester[4]79-1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mason112164----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Merrimack11163-------1---------------------------1-----------------------------
Town of Milford93-123-----------------------------1--------1----1-----------1------1-
Town of Mont Vernon99-3----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Boston203-32---------------------------------------------------------------1
Town of New Ipswich391------------------------------------1----------------------------
Town of New London[5]90-9-----47----1---------------------------------------11------------
Town of Nottingham West97---93--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Peterborough10613-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury173145-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon3523-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Society Land[6]211-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sutton224-2----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Temple36185-------5--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warner[7]262214-----18----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weare225392-----------------------1----------------------------------------
Town of Wilmot63-13----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton105-8----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor354-----------------------------------------------------------------
Rockingham County[8]418773817144-97775-15----565---2322-1-1-1-1-1-11--1----------11---1-----1-----
Town of Allenstown48-18----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Atkinson662-------------------------------1---------------------1-----------
Town of Bow117-28----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brentwood39-88----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Candia112-109----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury114-81----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chester1355169-----------2-3---1----------------------------------------------
Town of Chichester126-32----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord190252262-4----------2-------------------1--1---------------------------
Town of Deerfield236-48----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Kingston53-31----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Epping11274-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Epsom185-1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Exeter59-168------2-----------------------------------------1---------1-----
Town of Greenland84------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampstead89591----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton831----77------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton Falls2552-------------------3---------------------------------------------
Town of Hawke4919-------2-------------------------1-------------------------------
Town of Kensington43-68----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kingston[9]7080-------11-----------------1---------------------------------------
Town of Londonderry774173--------------------------1-------------------------------------
Town of Loudon113-126----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Castle63------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newington80------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newmarket1492-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newton53------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of North Hampton76----------------------2-------------------------------------------
Town of Northfield142-47----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northwood[10]92-96----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Nottingham9353-----------------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Pelham9660-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pembroke90-119-----------3----------------------------------------------------
Town of Pittsfield86-87----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plaistow6027-----------------------1-----------------------------------------
Town of Poplin3246------------------1----------------------------------------------
Town of Portsmouth22417----68--------------2---------------------------1----------------
Town of Raymond84-74----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rye166------7-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem10297-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sandown5518---3-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Seabrook[11]26------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Hampton54-15----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratham[12]109-2--2---------6---------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham3067-2---------------------------------------------------------------
Strafford County3687151713299-86---3--9----54-1-------------1-------1----1-1--1---1----------
Town of Alton88-125----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barnstead177-62----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barrington120-143----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield[13]57--47---------------------------------------------1-----------------
Town of Burton[14]261-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Center Harbor4413-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Conway141-1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dover152-49----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham116-1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Eaton136------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Effingham1411-31---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington146-32------1---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gilford139-76---------------------------------------1------------------------
Town of Gilmantown281-216---------9---------------------1------------1----1--------------
Town of Lee132------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Madbury41-52----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meredith191-154----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middleton32-743---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milton90--30-------------5-------------------------------------------------
Town of Moultonborough88-68----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Durham90-42-----------------------------------------------------1----------
Town of New Hampton92-108----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ossipee35--21-81---2---------------------------------------------------------
Ossipee Gore13------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rochester[15]255-452---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sanbornton200-289-----------------1----------------------------------------------
Town of Sandwich[16]174-26----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Somersworth35-78----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tamworth57-1158---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tuftonboro140------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wakefield88--117--------------4------------------------------------------------
Town of Wolfeboro[17]170-24--5-------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Page 10 and New Hampshire Journal of the New Hampshire Senate, Page 9: "The committee have not included in the above estimate, the returns from the towns of Kingston, Wolfborough and Society-Land."
[3]The votes from Danbury were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[4]William Hale received 1 vote as William Hall.
[5]William Thompson received 47 votes as W. Thompson.
[6]Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Page 10 and New Hampshire Journal of the New Hampshire Senate, Page 9: "The return from Society-Land .... is not certified by the Town Clerk."
[7]William Thompson received 18 votes as W. Thompson.
[8]The Original Election Returns list William Hale with 1724 votes but the town totals add up to 1714.
[9]Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Page 10 and New Hampshire Journal of the New Hampshire Senate, Page 9: "The returns from Kingston, .... does not state that the votes were declared in open town meeting."
[10]The Oracle March 14, 1818 list 98 votes for William Plumer and 110 votes for William Hale.
[11]"No return." Original Election Returns.
[12]The Oracle March 14, 1818 list 7 votes for Henry Kenniston in town of Stratham.
[13]George Sullivan received 47 votes as Hon. George.
[14]Jeremiah Mason received 1 vote as Mason.
[15]William Hale received 5 votes as William P. Hale.
[16]William Hale received 5 votes as William Hall.
[17]Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Page 11 and New Hampshire Journal of the New Hampshire Senate, Page 10: "The return from Wolfborough .... does not state the day on which the meeting was holden."

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Journal of the New Hampshire State Senate, 1818. 9-10.
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New-Hampshire Patriot (Concord, NH). March 1, 1818.
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