1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

March 11, 1828


Nominee	John Bell	Benjamin Pierce
Party	Anti-Jacksonian	Jacksonian
Popular vote	21,149	18,672
Percentage	53.01%	46.80%

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Benjamin Pierce
Jacksonian

Elected Governor

John Bell
Anti-Jacksonian

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The 1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1828.^[1]

Incumbent Jackson Governor Benjamin Pierce was defeated by Adams nominee John Bell.

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

John Bell, "Adams", sheriff of Rockingham County
Benjamin Pierce, "Jackson", incumbent Governor

Party labels were in flux following the splitting of the Democratic-Republican Party into groups following the 1824 presidential election. Contemporary newspapers refer to Pierce as a "friend of Andrew Jackson" and Bell as a "friend of John Quincy Adams" or "supporter of the Administration"^[2]^[3]^[4] although others suggested Pierce had won the support of many Adams supporters.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Results[edit]

1828 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Anti-Jacksonian	John Bell	21,149	53.01%
	Jacksonian	Benjamin Pierce (incumbent)	18,672	46.80%
	Scattering		76	0.19%
Majority			2,477	6.21%
Turnout			39,897
	Anti-Jacksonian gain from Jacksonian		Swing

Notes[edit]

^ Some sources give slightly different results. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.^[14]^[15]

References[edit]

^ "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 12, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "New Hampshire Election". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. March 21, 1828. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "The Election". Constitutional Whig. Richmond, Va. March 22, 1828. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "New Hampshire Election". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. April 18, 1828. p. 4. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 15, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "New-Hampshire Election". Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. Providence, R.I. March 19, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "Twedledum". Delaware journal. Wilmington, Del. March 25, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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 4, 1828". 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: Jacob B. Moore: 13. 1828.
^ Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 19.
^ 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. 153.
^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 708.
^ "NH Governor, 1828". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

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