1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1790 in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Third time Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett defeated former Acting President John Pickering, Joshua Wentworth and former delegate to the Continental Congress Nathaniel Peabody. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Bartlett was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite placing third in the popular vote.[1]

1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Josiah Bartlett John Pickering Joshua Wentworth
Party Anti-Federalist
Popular vote 1,676 3,189 2,369
Percentage 21.59% 41.09% 30.52%

President before election

John Sullivan
Federalist

Elected President

Josiah Bartlett
Anti-Federalist

General election

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On election day, 9 March 1790, former Acting President John Pickering won the popular vote by a margin of 820 votes against his foremost opponent Joshua Wentworth. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett as the winner, despite Bartlett having only received 21.59% of the vote and having placed third. Bartlett thereby gained Anti-Federalist control over the office of President. Bartlett was sworn in as the fourth President of New Hampshire on 5 June 1790.[2]

Results

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New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1790
Party Candidate Votes %
Anti-Federalist Josiah Bartlett 1,676 21.59
John Pickering 3,189 41.09
Joshua Wentworth 2,369 30.42
Anti-Federalist Nathaniel Peabody 294 3.79
Scattering 234 3.01
Total votes 7,762 100.00
Anti-Federalist gain from Federalist

References

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  1. ^ "Josiah Bartlett". National Governors Association. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2024.