1804 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1804 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 13, 1804. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to an eleventh term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate, former Governor and U.S. Senator John Langdon in a re-match of the previous year's election.

For related races, see 1804 United States gubernatorial elections.

1804 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Taylor Gilman John Langdon Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 12,216 12,039 Percentage 50.31% 49.58%

Governor before election John Taylor Gilman Federalist Elected Governor John Taylor Gilman Federalist

Results

1804 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^{[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Taylor Gilman (incumbent)	12,216	50.31%
	Democratic-Republican	John Langdon	12,039	49.58%
	Scattering		27	0.11%
Majority			177	0.73%
Turnout			24,282	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

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2. Farmer, James (1772). The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 18.
3. "A Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, 1804". 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. Portsmouth: Peirce, Hill and Peirce, Printers to the State: 9. 1804.
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Notes

1. Most 20th Century sources give the result as Gilman 12,246, Langdon 12,009.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]} The result given here is that given in the New Hampshire Senate Journal.