| Election Name: | 1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1784 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1784 |
| Next Election: | 1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1786 |
| Election Date: | 8 March 1785 |
| Nominee1: | George Atkinson |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,755 |
| Percentage1: | 38.92% |
| Nominee2: | John Langdon |
| Party2: | Anti-Federalist |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,497 |
| Percentage2: | 35.27% |
| Nominee4: | John Sullivan |
| Party4: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote4: | 777 |
| Percentage4: | 10.98% |
| Nominee5: | Josiah Bartlett |
| Party5: | Anti-Federalist |
| Popular Vote5: | 720 |
| Percentage5: | 10.17% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Meshech Weare |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | John Langdon |
| After Party: | Anti-Federalist |
The 1785 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 8 March 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.[1]
On election day, 8 March 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 6 June 1785.[2]