1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Election held on March 10, 1840 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1840.[1]

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1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

← 1839
March 10, 1840
1841 â†’
 
Nominee John Page Enos Stevens
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 29,521 20,716
Percentage 58.11% 40.78%

County results
Page:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Stevens:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Page
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Page
Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens with 58.11% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

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1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Page (incumbent) 29,521 58.11%
Whig Enos Stevens 20,716 40.78%
Scattering 562 1.11%
Majority 8,805 17.33%
Turnout 50,799
Democratic hold Swing
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Notes

  1. Some sources give slightly different results.[11][12][13] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

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