1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
County resultsPierce: 60–70% 80–90% 90–100%
The 1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1827.[ 1]
Incumbent Adams Governor David L. Morril did not stand for re-election, although he won a number of scattering votes.
Jackson nominee Benjamin Pierce was elected without serious opposition.
Democratic-Republican nomination
The Democratic-Republican members of the New Hampshire Legislature met in caucus in summer 1826 at Concord and chose Benjamin Pierce over Matthew Harvey , E. Bartlett, and incumbent Governor Morril.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
General election
Candidates
Party labels were in flux following the splitting of the Democratic-Republican Party into groups following the 1824 presidential election . Contemporary newspapers refer to Morril as a "friend of John Quincy Adams " or "supporter of the Administration" and Pierce as a "friend of Andrew Jackson ".[ 4]
Morril declined a re-election.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Results
Notes
^ Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.[ 14] [ 15]
References
^ "The general election of New Hampshire" . Richmond enquirer . Richmond, Va. March 27, 1827. p. 3. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ "Gov. Morrill of New Hampshire" . Richmond enquirer . Richmond, Va. July 4, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ "Caucus" . Constitutional Whig . Richmond, Va. July 4, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ a b "Extract of a Letter from a Member of Congress in New Hampshire to a Gentlemen in Cincinnati" . Richmond enquirer . Richmond, Va. August 25, 1826. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ "Governor Morril, of New-Hampshire" . The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser . Wilmington, Del. December 14, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ a b Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833 ^ Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865 ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 382. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 ^ "Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 6, 1827" . Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing . Concord: Isaac Hill: 12. 1827.^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891 ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire ^ "NH Governor, 1827" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0
