1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1784 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1784 1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1786 March 8, 1785 125px George Atkinson Nonpartisan politician 2,755 38.92% 125px John Langdon Anti-Federalist 2,497 35.27% 115px John Sullivan Federalist Party 777 10.98% 125px Josiah Bartlett Anti-Federalist 720 10.17% President Meshech Weare Nonpartisan politician John Langdon Anti-Federalist The 1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1785, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Candidates consisted of John Langdon, George Atkinson, John Sullivan and Josiah Bartlett. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Langdon was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite having come in second in the popular vote.John Langdon https://www.nga.org/governor/john-langdon/ 2024-01-24 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 8, 1785, candidate George Atkinson won the popular vote by a margin of 258 votes against his foremost opponent John Langdon. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Langdon as the winner instead of Atkinson. Langdon was sworn in as the 2nd President of New Hampshire on June 6, 1785.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235641 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com June 1, 2005 2024-01-24 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1785 Anti-Federalist John Langdon 2,497 35.27 Nonpartisan politician George Atkinson 2,755 38.92 Federalist Party John Sullivan 777 10.98 Anti-Federalist Josiah Bartlett 720 10.17 Scattering 330 4.66 7,079 100.00 Anti-Federalist Nonpartisan politician References Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections Category:1785 in New Hampshire Category:1780s New Hampshire elections Category:1785 elections in North America Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s NH gov 1785