New Hampshire gubernatorial election
1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842.[1]
Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page did not stand for re-election.
Democratic nominee Henry Hubbard defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens, Independent Democrat nominee John H. White, and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit with 55.78% of the vote.
General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Daniel Hoit, Liberty, former State Senator ,[2] Liberty nominee for Governor in 1841 Henry Hubbard , Democratic, former U.S. Senator Enos Stevens, Whig, former member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire , Whig nominee for Governor in 1840 and 1841 John H. White, Independent Democrat, judge. Contemporary newspapers refer to White as a 'Conservative' candidate.[4] [5] [6] White was supported by former Governor and owner of Hill's New Hampshire Patriot , Isaac Hill .[7] [8] [9] [11] White appears to have declined the nomination.[7] [12] Results [ edit ] ^ Some sources give slightly different results.[19] [20] [21] [22] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal. References [ edit ] ^ "New Hampshire election" . Martinsburg gazette . Martinsburg, Va. March 24, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ Drew Merrill, Georgia, ed. (1889). History of Carroll County, New Hampshire . Boston, Mass.: W. A. Fergusson & Co. p. 674. ^ " "The Party" in a snarl in New Hampshire" . Alexandria gazette . Alexandria, D.C. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ "New-Hampshire" . New-York tribune . New-York, N.Y. March 12, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ "New Hampshire election" . Alexandria gazette . Alexandria, D.C. March 15, 1842. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ a b "John H. White" . New-York tribune . New-York, N.Y. March 4, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ "A row in the ranks" . Wabash Express . Terre Haute, Indiana. March 16, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ "New Hampshire" . Boon's Lick times . Fayette, Mo. March 26, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ Cole, Donald B. (1970). Jacksonian Democracy in New Hampshire, 1800-1851 . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-674-46990-9 . ^ "New Hampshire" . The New World . Vol. IV, no. 12. New-York. March 19, 1842. p. 194. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 . ^ "Journal of the Honorable Senate, of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session holden at the Capitol in Concord, commencing Wednesday, June 1, 1842" . Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing . Concord: Carroll & Baker, State Printers: 7. 1842. ^ Fowler, Asa. The New Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1843 . Concord: John D. Norton. p. 129. ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891 . Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 154. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire . Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709. ^ Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865 . Dover, N.H.: The Tufts College Press. p. 244. ^ "NH Governor, 1842" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2021 . ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 . ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 383. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 . ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0 . Bibliography [ edit ]