1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1789 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1789 1791 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1791 March 9, 1790 125px Josiah Bartlett Anti-Federalist 1,676 21.59% 125px John Pickering 3,189 41.09% 125px Joshua Wentworth 2,369 30.52% President John Sullivan Federalist Party Josiah Bartlett Anti-Federalist The 1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1790, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Third time Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett defeated former Acting President John Pickering, Joshua Wentworth and former delegate to the Continental Congress Nathaniel Peabody. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Bartlett was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite placing third in the popular vote.Josiah Bartlett https://www.nga.org/governor/josiah-bartlett/ 2024-04-01 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 9, 1790, former Acting President John Pickering won the popular vote by a margin of 820 votes against his foremost opponent Joshua Wentworth. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett as the winner, despite Bartlett having only received 21.59% of the vote and having placed third. Bartlett thereby gained Anti-Federalist control over the office of President. Bartlett was sworn in as the fourth President of New Hampshire on June 5, 1790.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235646 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com January 20, 2012 2024-04-01 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1790 Anti-Federalist Josiah Bartlett 1,676 21.59 John Pickering 3,189 41.09 Joshua Wentworth 2,369 30.42 Anti-Federalist Nathaniel Peabody 294 3.79 Scattering 234 3.01 7,762 100.00 Anti-Federalist Federalist Party References Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections gubernatorial Category:1790 United States gubernatorial elections