1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1820.
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March 14, 1820
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 County results Bell: 80â90% 90â100% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Bell won re-election to a second term.
General election
Major candidates
- Samuel Bell, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor
Minor candidates
The following candidates may not have been formally nominated and attracted only scattering votes.[1]
- William Hale, Federalist, former U.S. Representative
- Jeremiah Mason, Federalist, former U.S. Senator, Federalist nominee for Governor in 1818
- David L. Morril, Democratic-Republican, incumbent U.S. Senator
- George B. Upham, Federalist, former U.S. Representative, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic-Republican | Samuel Bell (incumbent) | 22,212 | 89.67% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | David L. Morril | 599 | 2.42% | ||
| Federalist | William Hale | 596 | 2.41% | ||
| Scattering | 1,364 | 5.51% | |||
| Majority | 21,613 | 87.25% | |||
| Turnout | 24,771 | ||||
| Democratic-Republican hold | Swing | ||||