1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1827 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1827.[1]
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March 13, 1827
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 County results Pierce: 60â70% 80â90% 90â100% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- David L. Morril, "Adams", incumbent Governor
- Benjamin Pierce, "Jackson", sheriff of Hillsborough County
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]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Jacksonian | Benjamin Pierce | 23,695 | 86.44% | ||
| Anti-Jacksonian | David L. Morril (incumbent) | 2,529 | 9.23% | ||
| Scattering | 1,187 | 4.33% | |||
| Majority | 21,166 | 77.21% | |||
| Turnout | 27,411 | ||||
| Jacksonian gain from Anti-Jacksonian | Swing | ||||