New Hampshire elected its members August 26, 1822. New Hampshire law required a candidate to receive votes from a majority of voters for election, that is 1/12 of votes. Only five candidates received the requisite majority, and so a May 11, 1823 run-off election was held for the sixth seat.
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
New Hampshire at-large 6 seats on a general ticket
Josiah Butler
Democratic-Republican
1816
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
First ballot (August 26, 1822) :
√ Matthew Harvey (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 16.6%
√ William Plumer Jr. (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 16.1%
√ Aaron Matson (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 15.2%
√ Ichabod Bartlett (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 14.9%
√ Thomas Whipple Jr. (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 11.6%
Edmund Parker (Democratic-Republican) 6.8%
Charles Wooman (Independent) 5.7%
Arthur Livermore (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 3.9%
Estwicke Evans (Independent) 3.0%
Richard Odell (Independent) 2.9%
Nichol Eastman (Independent) 1.9%
William Vale (Independent) 1.5%
Second ballot (May 11, 1823) :
√ Arthur Livermore (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 38.8%
Edmund Parker (Democratic-Republican) 31.4%
Richard Odell (Independent) 29.8%
Nathaniel Upham
Democratic-Republican
1816
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
Matthew Harvey
Democratic-Republican
1820
Incumbent re-elected.
Aaron Matson
Democratic-Republican
1820
Incumbent re-elected.
William Plumer Jr.
Democratic-Republican
1818
Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Whipple Jr.
Democratic-Republican
1820
Incumbent re-elected.
See also
Elections spanning two years (through 1879) Elections held in a single year (starting 1880)
Regulars and even-year specials Odd-year specials
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