1789 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1789 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1788 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1788 1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1790 March 10, 1789 125px John Sullivan Federalist Party 3,657 42.85% 125px John Pickering 3,488 40.87% 125px Josiah Bartlett Anti-Federalist 968 11.34% President John Pickering (Acting) John Sullivan Federalist Party The 1789 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1789, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Federalist candidate and former President John Sullivan defeated incumbent Acting President John Pickering and 1785 & 1787 President Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Sullivan was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.John Sullivan https://www.nga.org/governor/john-sullivan/ 2024-02-29 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 10, 1789, Federalist candidate and former President John Sullivan won the popular vote by a margin of 169 votes against his foremost opponent and incumbent Acting President John Pickering. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Sullivan as the winner. He thereby gained Federalist control over the office of President. Sullivan was sworn in for his third term on June 6, 1789.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235645 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com January 20, 2012 2024-02-29 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1789 Federalist Party John Sullivan 3,657 42.85 John Pickering (incumbent) 3,488 40.87 Anti-Federalist Josiah Bartlett 968 11.34 Scattering 421 4.94 8,534 100.00 Federalist Party Anti-Federalist References Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections gubernatorial Category:1789 United States gubernatorial elections