1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 1838 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1838.[ 1]
Incumbent Democratic Governor Isaac Hill defeated Whig nominee James Wilson II with 52.59% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Results
Notes
^ Some sources give slightly different results.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.
References
^ "The State election in New-Hampshire" . Herald of the times . Newport, R.I. March 15, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New Hampshire. At their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord. Commencing Wednesday, June 6, 1838" . 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: Cyrus Barton, State Printer: 7. 1838.
^ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1860 . Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 43.
^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891 . Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 154.
^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire . Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709.
^ Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865 . Dover, N.H.: The Tufts College Press. p. 239.
^ "NH Governor, 1838" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 28, 2021 .
^ 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. 383. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0 .